The first step to breaking old patterns is to recognize a precious gift when it arrives. Like a second chance. People who appreciate...

Once the initial shock wears off, we can turn it around and use the experience to empower ourselves. We build strength by overcoming...

Say we have a crush on someone who drives a red car. It's likely we will start to see red cars everywhere - is that our crush? Omg! Now...

I'd rather knock on one right door than a thousand wrong ones, wouldn't you? #ReadTheStain #writer #coach #psychology #spirituality...

Ruins remind us of impermanence - the futility of "holding on" to the material things of this world. Everything that rises will fall....

Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the incomprehensible nature of the universe, choose one star to focus on. In this moment, the star is...

Mood depends heavily on which sides we focus on. Is it better to live in the moment and immerse ourselves in joy, or spend that precious...

We expect to find it in a field of flowers or a pretty face, but beauty is everywhere. Today's mindfulness challenge is to look for...

The distance to a goal shortens with focus. Ask: Is my goal important enough to say no to distractions? #ReadTheStain #writer #coach...

Being present in the moment is how we create time. No distractions, no regrets, no postponing joy. Life happens today. #ReadTheStain...

We tend to think people who genuinely care for others are pushovers, but no. Tenderness is not a gift for everyone. Standing up to evil...

And if we believe we are doomed to poverty, failure, or rejection - we are. Our minds are like robots programmed to seek experiences that...

Human minds like order so we create stories to make sense of the world with logic and rules - Time is predictable and linear. Paris is...

A psychology professor said we are born with a bag of marbles and lose a few at each developmental task we struggle to achieve. The more...

The rest of us just find more things to complain about. #ReadTheStain #writer #psychology #spirituality #mentalhealth #mindfulness...

The nature of the mind is to focus on pain - physical and otherwise. Today's challenge is to shift focus to where pain once was but no...

Peace does not exist within moments of fear, suffering, anger, hatred and negativity. We choose peace by letting those go. What...

I remember being terrified to fly on a plane. Now I'm usually asleep before the plane takes off. I'd rather be rested when I arrive at my...

We feel vulnerable when we love, because we might be hurt. But we have the ability to love! We feel vulnerable when launching a new...

Overcoming the urge to feel important by appearing "busy" all of the time is one of the ways we learn patience and act with purpose....