When I was a professional climbing guide, those were some of the most rewarding years of my life. Being in the mountains taught me a lot of things. How to deal with 30 days of freezing rain and only three pairs of nasty socks with everything I needed on my back. How to be really […]
I’ve heard this teaching so many times, and it wasn’t until years later – after many repeats by teachers I respected and a few hard times that left me spiraling – that it finally hit me: Holy shit, they were right. Suffering happens when we wish things were different than they are. This may seem […]
Whenever we feel we’re deep in suffering mode, it feels like something is happening TO us. The traffic. The breakup. The job we didn’t get. The fight we just had with our boo. The extra weight. The 2 weeks vacation time (yes, to me that’s a bad thing…you deserve way more). You get the idea. […]
I love this quote by Joan Rivers. I have to say I don’t think of Joan often when looking for inspirational quotes đ, but this one came through my feed and I was like, “Damn – that’s good!” The reason I think this quote is so. damn, good. is because it states a deep truth […]
I was hanging out with some girlfriends sipping my fizzy berry drink (doing my seasonal cleansing, baby!) and chatting about exposĂ©s coming out lately around less-than-ethical coaches that use age-old techniques of manipulating people into forking over life savings or becoming cult-like followers of their programs. One of my amigas asked, âBut how are people […]
I just got back from an awesome business conference in Dallas. I love going to these events because first, they scare the shit out of me. I start to dream even bigger, which put my brain into fight-or-flight more because I feel kind of maxed out where I am already. Iâm already booking most hours […]
I’ve disappointed a lot of people. It was not comfortable. But you know what? It was totally worth it, because it was absolutely necessary in order to stay true to who I am and what I believe in. I disappointed the racist professor at our dinner table (and my date trying to get a job […]
It’s easy for us to get into “analysis paralysis,” wasting so much time, energy and wine ruminating about which decision is best for us. “Should I quit my job?” “Should I leave the relationship?” “Is that really worth the money?” “Where should I go for my one big vacation this year?” And it makes sense. […]
âWouldnât it be terrible if the trees outside identified themselves by their leaves? These are very flimsy things to be attached to.â ~ Adyashanti in Emptiness Dancing Indeed it would be terrible! Especially come Autumn when they all fall away! Imagine all those trees bending over with their branches frantically scrambling to pick up their […]
If you’re like most humans, when someone does something “mean” or says something negative about you, it can hurt your feelings. Sometimes, it can hurt a lot. Like, pizza-box-on-the-floor and-wine-bottles-strewn-about a lot. In general, we see this “hurt” reaction as totally normal (unless you’re a sociopath or narcissist who couldn’t care less). Example: Joe says […]