Valentine's Day got me thinking about romantic relationships. I know too many amazing, beautiful people who have given up on finding something great, and I think that's a tragedy for two reasons: first because I'm a romantic (I'm not in love with bachata for...
If you want to help someone, don’t spout spiritual platitudes at them like “just be in the now”. Show up and listen with genuine empathy and unconditional love. Share your own vulnerabilities so they know they’re not alone. We cannot “fix” or heal people.
What’s your number one enemy when you’re trying to make your “big vision”—what you most want to do and create—become your reality?
It’s a feeling, caused by believing in a thought.
You wake up and…what’s that? A vaguely uncomfortable (or, perhaps, distinctly awful) feeling that you immediately want to get rid of.
No worries. You drown it with coffee, maybe even distract yourself with mantra meditations but, a few hours later, you notice it’s still there. You tell yourself you’re just bored, or restless. Maybe you need a “new” thing: a lover, job, hobby, TV series, iPhone.
It’s frustrating. You want something from someone and they’re not giving it to you. You want respect, love, attention, time, something. But you aren’t getting it.
How do you get your needs met without wigging out?
Here’s an ass-kicking letter from my higher self during a breakup 11 years ago. It worked for me.