Looking back, how often did panic really help you?

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter NewsletterHello my friend,The way we react in life always comes down to how we want to react. When an impulse comes up, we react to it based on what we want. Sometimes those wants come at the expense of our long-term well-being. Sometimes we forgo immediate gratification and short-term pleasure in exchange for lasting happiness and health. But whichever we choose, it is…

They Aren’t That Important

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, That thing you’re worried about, that problem you’re trying to solve, that goal you’re trying to reach, those hard challenges you’ve faced — they aren’t that important. I know it seems like life or death, but it’s really just life stuff. We are the ones who make everything so urgent and important-seeming. We create the pressure and stress. We…

The Law of Best Possible Outcomes

There is something I’ve noticed throughout my life that has been consistent, and I’ve noticed it in every other person’s life I’ve had the chance to witness. I call it the Law of Best Possible Outcomes. What I mean is that even though terrible things happen in all of our lives, some more than others, I’ve noticed that these often tragic events become turning points. They lead us to new…

Is Moving to Mountains the Only Way to Find Peace?

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, A lot of people think they need to quit their job, move to the mountains, and live in an ashram or monastery if they are ever going to find peace and happiness. But let me tell you, monk life still has stress. They still stub their toes, they still have health scares, and they still go through loss. Trust…

Why are so many of us unhappy?

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, Why are so many of us unhappy? Why are we all coping with stress instead being free from it? Why do we all need a steady stream of products, substances, and experiences to keep the bad feelings away? When we understand the answer to these questions, the solutions become apparent. If we really look at our society, happiness is…

Path to Peace You Don’t Plan Your Life. Life Planned You.

Send me a message "It can take decades to realize that your perfect little plans getting messed up... IS life." We are all trying to build a "perfect house" out of building blocks, but the bricks never stay in place. In this talk, Todd Perelmuter explains why our obsession with "perfect" is the very thing destroying our peace. From fighting lizards on a roof to the "leaky roof symphony," learn…

The Fear of Panic is Far Worse Than the Panic

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, I understand the urge. I’ve been there. Something crazy happens in my life, and my first instinct is to pull out my phone. Read the news. Scroll endlessly on social media. Distract myself until my stress and anxiety pass. Several years ago, before I learned what I’m about to share, I would get lost in my phone for days…

If you are on a journey of self-discovery…

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, For all the people who inquired about my new book in audio form, it’s now available for listening on Amazon and Audible. Enjoy. If you are on a journey of growth and self-discovery, you no doubt have had moments where you have felt frustrated and disappointed with the state of the world. The cruelty and mindlessness of others has…

How Mindfulness Could Reshape Society

What kind of world would we live in if simple mindfulness were taught in every school? If it were practiced in every company? If people learned mindfulness at home, on their own computers? The world would be a very different place. Our minds project our reality. When we are mindless, we act without considering consequences. When we are unaware of the interconnected nature of all life on this planet, greed…

Why We Act Impulsively: 2-Step Process for Never Losing Your Cool

Very often in life, we say something we don't mean. We react in anger. We make an impulsive decision, an unconscious choice, and later regret it. With a bigger, broader perspective, we see the error in our ways and feel a sense of regret or shame about it.And we want to understand why we did this. We want to prevent it from happening again. So we have to understand the…