Whatever Happens, Use It

by | Sep 9, 2018 | Peace

How we respond to what happens matters more than what actually happens. Even a tragic event can serve as a catalyst to awaken us. While it’s important to acknowledge our genuine feelings, we do have the ability to consciously choose how we frame and respond to...

Independence Day

by | Jul 4, 2018 | Peace

Different countries celebrate the dates they gained liberty from colonialism or tyranny. But there’s another kind of liberty that delivers an even greater feeling of well-being: freedom from dependence on external conditions for our own happiness. This freedom...

Internal Vacation

by | Jun 28, 2018 | Peace

You can take a vacation from the stress of your everyday life without fear of losing your competitive edge by grounding yourself in three types of awareness: 1) Your intrinsic value as a human being does not depend on what you do or how others perceive you; 2)...

Protect this First

by | Jun 14, 2018 | Peace

When people disagree with us, the uneasiness we feel isn’t really a result of their differing opinions, it’s usually about us feeling a lack of validation. The mistaken assumption that being right is more important than feeling peaceful causes us to take...

Don’t Trip

by | May 1, 2018 | Peace

Stressing yourself out does little good. It actually does harm to you and those who feel your energy. When you’re stressed, you don’t think as clearly as when you’re relaxed and calm. Stress creates an anxious vibration that attracts, like every kind...

War and Peace

by | Feb 28, 2017 | Peace

If you’re focused on controversial subjects and preoccupied with who’s right and who’s wrong — you’re at war. Though you may appear calm from the outside, fixing your attention on turmoil and arguing hypotheticals until you’re...