Joy is always an option. Yet how many of us pursue happiness as if it were a place on Earth? It isn’t. Happiness is a state of mind. Have you ever heard the phrase “Bloom where you are planted”? For the longest time, that was […]
Virtually every day my friend from New York sends me pictures of the City on his way to work. The monumental buildings, the parks, the sculptures! The pervasive beauty of the place emanates in every photo he texts me. It has become a sharing ritual […]
Things aren’t always what they seem. You may feel lost when everything you really need is right in front of you. A few weeks ago I got lost in the city. Walking through the freezing rain with my daughter in tow, we desperately searched for […]
The weather is something none of us can control. It’s also a good example of how little we can actually influence certain things in our lives. We like to think we are in control, and certainly feel better when we have some semblance of it. […]
Happiness is a decision. It’s that simple. Our mindset has everything to do with how our day will be. On those days when we’re off center, we are less apt to choose happiness. Most likely, we buy into our self-pity as if it is real. […]
Bruce Springsteen sings of them. So do the Goo Goo Dolls. But the best lyrics I’ve heard recently about better days is a line in Dave Matthews’ Song, “Cry Freedom.” “The future is no place/to place your better days.” Better days refer to better times. […]
Embracing time as friend is a heart-centered process. We have to develop a distinct listening to our inner selves, the voice of which resides deep within. Taking on the power of slow is not necessarily about slowing down to a turtle’s pace, but about finding […]
We often think we’ll be happy when…happiness is not an external matter so why do we often look outside ourselves to find the source? Happiness resides within. It forever begins, and ends, with us.