If only inspiration were something you could buy at the store. How much easier would it be to stay motivated and excited about life if we could just always be inspired? But we are not built like that. Even the most creative people occasionally have times when the juices are just not flowing. If your…

Many of us are motivated by a desire to create positive change in the world. But looking outside of ourselves for change is not the answer. It can be so easy to think everything would be better if other people changed. To see something that could use improvement in someone elses life, and fixate on…

You probably now that meditation is a powerful way to support your health. Meditation has been shown to help people heal from a variety of diseases, and improve concentration, memory, focus, creativity, and problem-solving skills. But knowing that meditation is good for us, and knowing how to do it well, are too very different things….

Sometimes life gives us ripe lemons, and we are told to make lemonade. But sometimes life gives us piles of mushy, rotting lemons and no sugar, and it just stinks. Once we start to feel bad about one thing, it can spiral into a seemingly endless whirlpool of awful. Then once we are in that…

We all want to be healthy, to do good work in the world, to be happy, and to be loved. Wherever we might live, whatever our beliefs or history, the basic desires for health, happiness, and love are universal. In our modern world, we are taught to look outside ourselves to fulfill these desires. We…

Life is a dance between joy and sorrow, celebration and grief, gain and loss. It can be so easy to get lost in our current emotional experience that we lose perspective. We tend to grasp onto joy, forgetting that it will one day pass and leave us with only our memory and wishing. And we…

Healthy friendships are a vital component of a healthy life. Studies show that people who have at least a few meaningful and mutually supportive friendships live longer, experience fewer illnesses, and report increased happiness and overall quality of life than people who do not. But not all friendships are supportive and healthy. Some people lift…

Some days can make us feel like we need a re-boot. We have a terrible time at work, get into a disagreement with a loved one, or just do not feel connected to life. Rather than trying to push and fake our ways through the rest of those days, we might have been better served…

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson Heres ten ways you can begin to cherish the wonderful individual that you are: Recognize your uniqueness There is not a single person on the planet who has the same mix of experiences,…

Using positive affirmations trains your mind into more helpful, supportive ways of thinking. They are instant relief against negative thoughts. Affirmations can be applied to any area of life. Tailor them to suit your individual difficulties. Use them daily to integrate better feeling thoughts. Learn affirmations off by heart. Interrupt negative thought patterns with your…