Once again, the science is in. Ellen Langer, a professor of psychology at Harvard who has been doing research since the late ’70’s – has conclusively proven that becoming mindful can change your life. There are measurable benefits to one’s creativity, competence, psychological well-being and physical health. All the places where we can getRead more
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Human beings do a lot of cool things. We attempt to run marathons (and complete them!). We create new technology and solve problems. We raise a family while holding down a job and taking care of our elderly parents. We push through our fears. We write poetry. We sing arias. We sign up forRead more
The moment – meaning this moment we’re living right now and each subsequent moment we are given – has the power to evoke our greatness. The possibility for us to realize our potential in each moment is always available to us. But we’re scared of our greatness. We’re scared to embrace who we knowRead more
Thinking that we’re all alone in the world and that it’s always “us” vs. “them” or that everyone is our competition or a threat to our existence until proven differently, can be a very draining and negative way to live and respond to our environment. But what if we began to see things asRead 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
People often ask me, “Why do we have ego?” Well without it, you wouldn’t be able to know that there’s another part of you. Something grander. More brave. More joyous. The soulful part of you. Spirit. Infinite Intelligence. The Creative Matrix. Potential. Living in a world of duality, you can’t know something without having theRead more
We live in the world of action. No doubt about it. If you have great intentions but sit around on your couch all day eating Trader Joe’s Pirate’s Booty and watch 70’s sitcom reruns, it ain’t gonna happen. Doing means converting possibility into actuality. But what gives rise to possibility? Possibilities are born in aRead more
EVERYTHING you want is in the Unknown. We’re not taught the physics of creativity so we listen to the pseudo-self (our Ego) — which tells us that the unknown is a scary and unsafe place to be. And it tries to prevent us from going there. But a deeper part of us craves the unknown,Read more