As humans we are progress seekers. We hunger to become better. Maybe, like me, you are kind of obsessed with personal growth and development and wellbeing. In this hunger and obsession we can get lost - our motivations shift to doing this work for the praise and for the perception. We get caught up in a frenzy, pulled in all directions, spread too thin. So take a quick pause and journal/meditate/ponder on this: I invite you to give your full attention to this task of rebuildi

Sometimes you are just in an overwhelming swirl - don't know where to start, what to do, and if you did you couldn't summon the wherewithal to do it anyway. I've been there. It blows. We are really backed in a corner in our society - told all the things we have to do for our holistic wellbeing and at the same time we value busyness and prioritizing others! These times will come and go, but you CAN learn powerful tools to be less reactive, shut down, overwhelmed, and defeated

Take a moment and think about when in your life did you develop strength? wisdom? compassion? Probably during a challenge. Maybe you are in a funk right now: overwhelmed, exhausted, confused, resigned, heavy. Maybe you are in a creative block. You feel in a void or trapped in feelings of rage, sadness, fear, hate. The cause may be unclear. This darkness your experiencing may feel socially unacceptable. It feels pretty lousy, I know. You are probably ready to kick it to the c

You want to be a person that is open and understanding and compassionate to the people in your life, especially your friends and family. You want to be a wellspring of patience and comfort to them. But sometimes you're just fucking irritated instead. You don't have it in you, and besides, they are being an idiot and don't deserve it. I'm using extreme language, but sometimes it doesn't feel far off. Isn't it amazing how one day a person you know can be the most amazing person