When You’re Stuck on a Mental Merry-Go-Round

Tony hadn’t been sleeping well.One night of no sleep was manageable. Two nights in a row felt worrisome.By the third and fourth nights of very little sleep, his mind was hyper focused on how he was feeling and what would (or wouldn’t) happen when he crawled into bed that night.Am I tired? Could I sleep

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New Year, Original You

“New Year, New You” is a marketing hook used to sell all sorts of things this month. It’s also one of my least favorite phrases ever.I’m not saying there is anything inherently wrong with it. They are just innocent little words.And I’m not saying there is anything intentionally salesy or manipulative about it. I’m sure

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We Can’t Possibly be Feeling the Effects of Life… Can we?

I spent a couple days last week with a nice man who is looking for a better way to feel better. Alcohol, a plethora of pharmaceuticals, and some behavioral habits that jeopardize his health and relationships aren’t working anymore. He is ready for a better way.He was brand new to the understanding of health and resilience

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Resilience isn’t a Personality Trait. It’s a Human Given.

I was talking with some friends recently about a mutual friend of ours. Our mutual friend had a tough year. Shocking divorce. Health issues. A temporary slip back into depression and old, addictive patterns used to numb that depression.We all agreed: Our friend has really gone through the lowest of the low. He was not in

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Thank You

Thank You is not manmade. It moves through, not from; realized, not created. Thank You hides in plain sight, patiently waiting to be felt.We seek and we miss it. We stop seeking and it finds us.Thank You finds me in unlikely moments and I know that is on purpose. Sitting at a stoplight. In the middle

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The Content Blob that is You

I recently heard an actor being interviewed about her process for getting into character. She explained that she creates a history—in her own mind—for the character she needs to become.The movie script points toward some history, of course. But this particular actress goes beyond that. She vividly imagines her character at various moments in her life.

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Seeing Freedom… Even Deeper

So many of you are feeling into the Truth of what I share.You’re seeing that you are well and thriving by default. That you’re feeling your moment-to-moment thinking brought to life within you; that the world out there doesn’t create your experience.It makes sense that your mind is like a snow globe, settling down when

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