There is a Sanskrit word that’s very popular today called Dharma. No! Not that 1990’s ABC sitcom, Dharma & Greg! Dhamma-vinaya. Which is one’s path. One’s journey. One’s work. There is a beautiful saying that if you’re searching for your path – you’re already on it! If you’re questioning and searching, then things will revealRead more
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We are all non-conformists! It’s in our DNA. There is a trailblazer within each of us just waiting to be expressed. But it requires us to become a challenge to the established ways of institutionalized, dogmatic thinking. Being a non-conformist is not about you putting something on top of who you already are. It’s allowingRead more
Relaxation. It’s always a breath away. But we often forget this when we get stressed, tense our bodies and attempt to go for something big. It almost seems counter-intuitive to relax when what we’re wanting seems to come from moments of committed self-exertion. The Olympics. There were so many Gold-Medal moments that showed us howRead more
The Study of Suffering. As artists we subscribe to this myth. A lot. That if we aren’t suffering in our work – pulling out our hair, crying over things, gnashing our teeth, throwing hissy fits, being . . . well . . . dramatic . . . then we aren’t growing. We aren’t learning. ButRead more
If only things in life were “certain.” “If I were certain I wouldn’t fail, I’d attempt that.” “If I were certain I had enough money, I’d do that.” “If I were certain he liked me back I’d ask him out.” Stop waiting. There is no certainty in life. You’re waiting for an illusion to appearRead more
C A N ‘ T. That’s a dirty 4-letter word we use more often than we realize. Sometimes it’s subtle and shows up in the form of defensiveness, rationalization, saying “no” to things, giving up, accepting defeat. And sometimes we simply just say it overtly: I can’t do it. Yes, you can. The true spiritRead more
Why don’t we get what we want in life? Well, we actually do get what we want in life, but since we insist that the thing we desire look the way we think its supposed to look (and because it never does) – we actually shut out what wants to present itself in our experienceRead more
You want to access your potential? You want to be a great artist? You want to tap into your creative genius? You want to book a job? It’s simple. Get out of your head. Again and again and again. In the New York Times bestselling book, Imagine, a Johns Hopkins University Neuroscientist, Charles Limb, isRead more
You come from the Heart of a Star. You actually are the heart of a star, but more on that later. As energetic beings, you are pure positive, magnetic, creative, attraction-based energy. Your birthright is love. Your DNA is joy and intelligence. Staying aligned with this energy is the currency that moves you in theRead more
The science is in. It all comes down to the moment. Are you in it? Are you here? Now? When you are, the brain creates what Harvard psychologist, Shawn Achor, calls the “Happiness Advantage.” Simply, when we are present to the joy of the moment we not only turn on all the learning centers ofRead more