Suffering Is Optional
A familiar yoga adage comes to mind as I consider the loss of a relationship in my life — Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Truthfully, there is no sense in avoiding pain. It is a natural part of life…
Alone and Lonely? Three “Tried & True” Cures for Both
In order to discover what his constituents’ health concerns were, Vivek Murthy, former US Surgeon General, went on a “listening tour” to many of his American communities. The stories he heard, in answer to his question “How can I be of help?”, uncovered what Murthy coined as a loneliness epidemic.
Deep Collaboration Changes Everything: Within, Between and Beyond
When we rest awareness on the present moment’s emerging experience whether within or without, we are deeply collaborating with all of life. Simply, we are surrendering to what is and trusting that what we need is being provided to us in…
Are You a Destination Addict?
Image by Tuomas Lehtinen freedigitalphotos.net Beware of destination addiction: The idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or even with the next partner. Until we give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will…
Truth, Confidence & Contentment: The New Success Paradigm
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On Being Human — Joy is An Inside Job
In last week’s blog, I wrote about the five layers that comprise a human being — physical, energetic, mental/emotional, spiritual and joyful (my label). Much of my discourse focused on human energy, that invisible but felt experience of life force,…
Human Energy — Use It Don’t Abuse It
From a yoga perspective, our complex human makeup involves five layers of “being” in the world — physical, energetic, mental/emotional, spiritual and joy (my label). The more elusive layers of being human — energy and joy — are less well known and less studied in the western world of medicine and science. Nonetheless, both are just as significant as their counterparts.
Gatekeepers for Dialogue — Truth, Kindness, Necessity
(Hyde Park Gate image by Phil Bird) During the elevated emotional and verbal vitriol of the American mid-term elections, this Arabian proverb came to mind — The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it TRUE? …
Righting My Way to a Peak Experience
As the holiday season approaches, the joy of seeing and being with family is for many pleasantly anticipated and planned. Our family celebrations may be the events where many of our joy moments or peak experiences emerge. However, like all…
Sacrifice — The Road to Self-Discipline?
For many of us, sacrifice means we are going to have to give up something we love. It seems to carry a negative connotation, but when we look a little deeper into its definition and ourselves, is sacrifice dressed up…
The Journey from Fear to Joy
This Joy Blog marks the beginning of my new way of being in the world. Throughout my life, writing has led me deeper into awareness and understanding, but always under the cloak of a more solitary intimacy. However over the…