When we feel "off" or "wobbly" it can be tempting to want to overhaul everything. Rarely though is drastic change the answer. Constant, frenetic change will not lead to a feeling of groundededness and tranquility. Instead, I've found that making a series of small
We ALL have a tendency to overthink things. We come up with an idea or a goal we're excited to move towards only to follow it up with rumination, what-if's, and endless scenarios of what might or might not happen in the future. Intentional planning
A clear target is helpful. A clear target ensures we've done the reflection required to decide what's truly most important to move towards. If all goes perfectly, this is what I would like to happen. A clear target informs next steps. And, a clear target can
Life is short, there's no time to hold in compliments. If you have one, share it. I was driving through a parking lot this past weekend and saw someone with a great-looking Milwaukee Bucks jacket. I decided to, in that moment, roll down my window and say,
It's in the smallest of moments, the smallest of decisions, that help us to create (or not) the day we set out to create. I've found that the more we return to presence, through the power of our breath, the better chance we have at creating
Are you taking your trash collection services for granted? I was. Though I try to practice gratitude often, our modern world makes it all too easy to slip from taking something as granted, to for granted. I took for granted the fact that someone comes to our home every week
I can get stuck for hours, days, even weeks at a time. Not necessarily regressing, but definitely not growing in the way I'd like. This can be frustrating. Often we aim to think our way out of this state...and it simply doesn't work. Overthinking leads
The beginning of a new year, or a fresh start of any kind, is an exciting time. But before we try to change the world, or harder yet, change ourselves — we need to make sure that we’re grounded. Without first grounding ourselves, we’ll have little chance at creating
Yesterday morning I woke up at 1:45am with an idea for a book and I got to work. I estimate the book could take at least 7-10 years, so I thought a first draft at a first page was significant progress. It's odd that we wake
Curiosity
Be curious, be present, listen, and live the fact that we have two ears and one mouth.
If you only know me through these articles you may not know that I LOVE music. It's been such a gift to have concerts again. This past Thursday I was grateful to have seen Jason Isbell. John Mayer and I agree, Jason Isbell is the best lyric writer
Perspective
Bringing awareness to what could have happened helps us see that, relatively, what did happen isn't all that bad.