Surprising Advice for a Happier and More Meaningful Life
Here’s a question for you: If you were told that you were going to have to move away from your current town in a mere thirty days, how...
Self-Compassion, Growth Mindset, and the Benefits of Failure
As Ellen DeGeneres once said, "It's failure that gives you the proper perspective on success. When you take risks, you learn that there...
From Date Night to Cold Showers: 20 Habits That Changed Readers' Lives
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” If it’s good enough for Aristotle, it’s good enough for us....
Why Some People are Reluctant to be Self-Compassionate
There are many reasons why people may be low in self-compassion, the practice of treating oneself with kindness during hard times. In...
How to Stay Positive: 11 Smart Habits
It was over 10 years ago that I started to delve into this topic and to step by step – and while sometimes tumbling backwards – build a...
The Cost of Holding On
Let’s start with a story from Jon Muth’s book “Zen Shorts:” Two traveling monks reached a town where there was a young woman waiting to...
How to Set a New Year's Intention (Not Resolution)
It’s January, and that means I see bazillions of new meditators aiming to make a change at my studio, MNDFL. But here’s a statistic that...
Self-Control Is Just Empathy With Your Future Self
You’ve likely seen the video before: a stream of kids, confronted with a single, alluring marshmallow. If they can resist eating it for...
The Fog of Grief During the Holidays
Our society puts a lot of money, emotion, and time, into the winter holidays. Holidays are advertised as joyous occasions where we gather...
