5-min Meditation To Feel Calmer

5-min Meditation To Feel Calmer

You only get one chance at today. Why waste it tense, stressed, and worried about tomorrow? Open your eyes – look around you. Notice the individual outlines of the leaves on the trees. Witness the sun and the clouds moving through the sky. Feel the air moving...
How To Fix This: Finding Compassion and Equality

How To Fix This: Finding Compassion and Equality

I don’t know much about racism, but I know a lot about violence, peace, and what it takes to achieve big, world-changing goals. As a strategist focused on inner and outer peace, I’ve learned that no amount of focusing on a problem will create a solution...
A simple powerful way to feel calm & in control

A simple powerful way to feel calm & in control

  One of the best practices I’ve ever learned is from the Buddhist meditation teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. This is what he says: “Waking up this morning, I smile.” Now that may not seem like a life-changing practice, but think about it: – How do you...
The Real Reason to Meditate

The Real Reason to Meditate

Ah, vacation week… Every two years, 19 of my closest family members and I head up to the mountains for a week away. Tonight I’m writing this as the young moms compare notes, and others play bridge or cribbage. Soon the kids will come charging down the stairs ready to...
The Goal of Meditation and a Bag of Gummy Bears

The Goal of Meditation and a Bag of Gummy Bears

Tuesday was one of the best days of my life. Well, the second time around, since I got to live it twice with the time change as I flew back to the States. I spent my second Tuesday in Honolulu being spoiled by everyone I met. From the woman who went out of her way to...