Aug 3, 2016 | Life, Meditation
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...
Jul 8, 2016 | Life, Meditation
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...
Mar 15, 2016 | Life, Meditation
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...
Jul 27, 2015 | Business, Life, Meditation
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...
Apr 23, 2015 | Life, Meditation
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...
Mar 26, 2015 | Business, Life, Meditation, Yoga
I help people move into deeper levels of self-acceptance every day, but one misguided belief still surprises me every time I hear it: healing is a gentle process. Where on earth did that lie come from?? Definitely not the meditators who’ve sat through sobbing in...