Start with Gratitude --- A Lesson in Looking Up Wow! Walking right through the middle of the sea, that has been parted---for your benefit, by the way---and choosing only to complain about the mud. Unthinkable!...It's possible the waters are being …
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What Quitting My Job Taught Me About Stress That May Surprise You
I began to see that ultimately, the stress was within me not around me. That I could make anything stressful if I set my mind to it, and I'd become pretty good at that. Take away: Stress is not a …
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[Reader Questions Answered]: Pushing hard toward freedom WHILE maintaining health and happiness
Make no mistake, maintaining focus and pushing hard in the direction of our goals has helped us get where we are. It's a necessary side of our personalities, but it's only half. There has to be a softer side that …

7 REMINDERS that keep me on the path to peace and freedom
Try as we might to avoid them, some emotions continue to creep up on us and pay us an uninvited visit, fear, anger, jealousy, embarrassment, resentment, scarcity. They are all part of life and learning. They're not always bad, but they …
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I wonder. My mind wanders…
During shavasana this morning, my mind wandered. Yes, the place where I’m supposed to stay focused on breath; my mind wandered, and I had a glimpse of mental clarity. Minds are tricky. Actually, they are like a spider web. Messy. …