We think we see the world as it is. But we see the world as we interpret it to be, and that interpretation is everything. If we see a picture in the newspaper, and it is a woman crying in front of a burned house, and the caption says, “Woman saved by neighbor,” and we read that and realize this is a happy moment, this isn't a tragic loss. But…
When a role ends — a job, a marriage, a season of parenthood, a version of yourself you carried for decades — it can feel like you are losing part of who you are. But the suffering does not come from change itself. It comes from attachment to what was never meant to last. This podcast episode is about how to let go of old identities, stop clinging to impermanent…
This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.A lot of people tell me they are having a hard time sitting still and meditating. However, meditation doesn’t have to mean sitting still. The context of meditating isn’t about being still. It is about being present. It is not about having no thoughts. It is about being…
A few years ago, I was driving to Michigan to go to my best friend's wedding when I got a call a few hours out of town that there was a fire. I got a call from this fireman, and he asked if I lived in the unit where the fire was. I told him no. And he said, “Okay, good, good, good.” Then he called back and said, “I…
Watching someone we love suffer can be one of the most painful experiences in life. Often, it’s even harder than dealing with our own suffering. It becomes especially difficult when the person we love is contributing to their own pain — repeating harmful habits, resisting help, or undermining their own healing. We want to fix it. We want to save them. We want to change them. But the truth is…
Feeling stuck is one of the most common human experiences. But what if the problem isn’t your job, your city, your relationship… or your circumstances? In this podcast, we explore why change doesn’t always create freedom — and how the mind can quietly trap us in the same patterns no matter where we go. There is a way out.And it starts somewhere unexpected. Please enjoy other episodes where I share…
Minimalism is a practice that can really help us appreciate what we have and be very mindful about what we need, what we want, and what isn't contributing to our well-being. So often we're surrounded by stuff that we don't want, that we'll never use, and that is just creating clutter in our house, in our lives, and in our minds. So if we start to really notice what we…
When someone hurts us or repeatedly creates conflict in our lives, we often hear the same advice online: “Cut them out.”Remove them. Block them. Never speak to them again. But cutting someone out doesn’t always free us. Sometimes it only means that they still live in our thoughts — still triggering anger, resentment, and pain whenever we remember them. In this talk, we explore a deeper and more peaceful alternative:…
This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.Meditation is about developing the ability to let go. As we sit in meditation, we watch our thoughts come, and we let them go. Over and over. We let go of the past and the future and stay rooted in the present. We let go of our ego and…
Like with any scientific model of our universe, we simplify reality so that we can understand it better. By looking at small ecosystems, we can understand how they coexist within larger ecosystems. Similarly, if we want to understand who we are, why we're here, what life is, and the nature of existence itself, there's no better place to turn than good old Pixar Animation Studios.Every single story, novel, film, and…
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