Your Mind Is A Garden: Tend It Well
In order for a body to be at its best, it needs healthy food full of vital nutrients. When we feed our bodies unhealthful food, they will function, but not as well, and the long-term harm begins to pile up.…
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Comparing Ourselves To Others – part II
The flip side of comparing ourselves to others and finding ourselves ‘less than’ is comparing ourselves to others so we can feel superior. Here too, the way to work with our comparing states is not through judgement but compassion. It…
Comparing Ourselves To Others Sets Us Up For Failure
I woke up this morning, got online, and discovered a peer of mine was running a workshop well-received enough that people are flying in to take it. I could have been joyful for her success. Instead, in about five seconds,…
It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done
In the too-busy, too-much-to-do world most of us are living in, it is very easy to feel overwhelmed and to believe the task ahead of us is impossible to complete. Notice where the word impossible is pointing. It is almost…
Advice From A Tree
I love the little quotes that come across social media. In a world that offers too many stories of trauma and suffering, inspirational post-it notes, pictures and stories help us root back to our values. It’s like a mini church.…