How much do you have to be grateful for? If you made a list of things to be thankful for in your life, how many things do you suppose you would write down? A dozen? Two dozen? A hundred maybe? Whatever the number, I can almost guarantee the list falls far short. Don’t worry, I’m not [...]
[Back to How to stop stressing so you can change the world] If ever there were a time for us to be compassionate with ourselves, this is it. Any time we’re faced with events that kick up fear, or anger, it’s a good signal that it’s time to push pause and ask, “How can I show[...]
How much is there in your life to be grateful for? How frequently do you notice it? If you're like most of us, you're probably leaving a lot of opportunity for gratitude on the table. And that's unfortunate, because it can have a powerfully positive impact on your life. I often call gratitude[...]
My inner critic is a nasty piece of work. He looks like a midieval executioner, and his name is Brutal Bart. He carries a cat-o-nine-tails with barbed wire tips - definitely not the kind of guy you'd want to run into in a dark alley. Fortunately, he's infinitely less active than he used to be (I've[...]
When I talk with people about self-compassion, it continues to amaze me how often people ask, "What is that?" That's not a reflection of any ignorance on the part of the person asking the question. It's a reflection of how foreign the idea is to the culture we're all swimming in. To varying [...]