“If you avoid conflict to keep the peace you start a war inside yourself.” –Cheryl Richardson Beliefs about what it means to be a good person are very powerful. They can keep us from having and [...]
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass I quickly ran to my car, closed the door, and only then felt safe enough to allow tears of empathy to [...]
“Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.” –Ryan Holiday Someone recently asked me, “What worth do I have without success, money, and accomplishments?” This wasn’t [...]
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi Looking at myself in the mirror, I realized how far I’ve come. Once I was a young, insecure [...]
“What I needed to do was see the perfection that already existed in all things. Nothing needed changing – everything had perfection already in it. I realized that my pain comes from wanting [...]
“The clouds above us join and separate, the breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns. Life is like that, so why not relax? Who can stop us from celebrating?” –Benjamin Hoff What’s the Rush? Is [...]
“Putting it all together, everything I see tells me that far from being a disease, happiness is an all-too-rare condition, of short or long duration, with wonderful symptoms and not one but many [...]
How Far Would You Go for Avoidance? 4 Things You Must Know When Overcoming Your Fear of Confrontation
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“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?” -Hillel The Cost of Conflict Avoidance When I look back at my life I can see that many of my [...]
“When I was young I wanted to be single. When I was single I wanted to be married. When I was married I wanted to have kids. And now…I just want to drink.” -Unknown Are We There Yet? It seems [...]
“There’s certainly more and more research indicating that diet can influence brain chemistry, with the latest studies adding more weight to the idea we can eat ourselves happier.” -Nutritionist [...]