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The Map Nobody Hands You

Simplify, simplify, simplify! Henry David Thoreau (on doing the hard part) We all get gut-punched at some point—an unplanned, unwanted event that...

Why We Sabotage What We Want Most

What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about...

The Many Ways to Know

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less. Arthur Bloch, American Author (b. 1948-) I recently watched a master choreographer...

In Defense of Imposter Syndrome

Doubt is not pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. — Voltaire I remember walking through hospital doors on my first day as an RN, convinced...

Your Allergy is your Growth Edge

Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right...

What Makes us Human?

“Having someone wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night is a very old human need. ” ―...

Re-Ordering Maslow’s’ Hierarchy: Love and Belonging Might Come First

The great lesson is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one’s daily life, in one’s neighbors, friends,...

Human Rumination Disguises Avoidance

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again. Jack Kornfield Cows chew their cud as part of...

Resilience

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves. Pema Chodron Resilience has become a buzzword for suffering in silence....

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