The devastating massacre in Norway , a loss of US troops in Iraq, a tragic suicide of a teen, a heartbreaking passing of Amy Winehouse, a recent death of Whitney Houston were all

I sat down on a bench, proud of myself for jogging to the park rather than driving. The baby was sleeping peacefully in the stroller. 2 minutes of peace. Catching

I remember eating a perfect peach. Every crunchy bite of it separated easily from the pit. The peach was sweet and sour at once, but mostly sour. It was “low maintenance”

You may have heard: the world was predicted to end on May 21, 2011. Did you believe it? Many people did. From what I’ve seen on the news, the people

Two Lessons Learned in the Hospital Lesson 1: Let go In the spring of 2011, my 6-year old got a rash that looked bad enough to land him in the

I was craving something sweet this morning. Since we had a few very ripe bananas in the kitchen, the answer seemed obvious: banana bread. There was only one problem

Your mind has a tendency to close the gap between what you think and what you see in the world. For example, if you tell yourself “the world is full of men in blue shirts!”, you will be surprised how many men in blue shirts you will start noticing all of a sudden.

In the past two blog posts, we discussed two personal myths that you can safely drop in order to live better: Myth #1: “I am not cut out for this

This is the second of the five-part series of the blog that address personal myths we can drop in order to feel more peaceful and powerful. Yesterday we talked about

Yesterday, we started talking about personal myths to debunk for a peaceful and powerful life. Let’s dive right into myth #1, and see how it can be replaced with an

Do the personal myths that you tell yourself help you or harm you? Personal myths are stories that we tell and re-tell to frame and understand the world around us.

When you are laid off, you may need to take care of many practical things: • Calculate your new budget • Apply for unemployment • Sign up for COBRA or

Do you ever experience a “thanks, BUT…” kind of gratitude? It’s a kind of passive-aggressive gratitude: you are thankful for something, yet you almost wish the thing that you

The way you do anything is the way you do everything, according to a brilliant coach, author and O Magazine columnist Martha Beck. If you observe a man make coffee,

If thoughts like “What will people say?” or “My boss will never approve” or “My family will disown me if…”, then this post is for you. As you put your

Thought leaders such as Seth Godin and Melea Seward say that you don’t need to wait for anyone’s approval to start doing your work in the world. In principle, I agree.

What keeps you from getting started and how can you overcome that barrier? Your willingness to start something new has a lot to do with how skillfully you handle your