Wondering how to accept pain and move beyond the past? The answer seems a little counter-intuitive, but you must “move toward” your pain, not away from it. Humans tend to avoid painful things, and our first reaction is to withdraw away. Think about that first time you accidentally touched the hot stove: you likely yanked […]

When we speak of growth, we speak of advancement, expansion, maturation, blooming, and rising beyond our current state. We know growth is not confined to physical changes. In fact, mental, emotional, or spiritual growth is often more challenging than the changes we encounter in our physical being. These changes can be driven by a variety […]

These five signs will let you know whether or not you are travelling down the wrong path. If you are reading this, then some part of you must already wonder if you are walking the path you meant to. Have you been asking yourself, “How do I find my true path?” Maybe you wake up […]

No one enjoys being scared, and it seems counterintuitive for someone to tell you that facing your fears will have benefits for you, but I promise it does. The physical signs of terror are not fun, so what good reason could you possibly have to do something that scares you? The sweat is beading on […]

As a parent, one has plenty of opportunities to reflect on motivations and outcomes—both one’s own and those of the children we are raising. Introspection, the willingness to look at the thinking that produced our actions and to face what is revealed, is an important part of growing into our best selves. Disturbing and Restoring […]

I am having surgery soon, and I can’t drink caffeine for ten days before and at least a few weeks after, if ever again. Now, I knew I drank an excessive amount of Diet Coke, so about a month and a half before starting my preop diet, I replaced Diet Coke with Pure Leaf Unsweetened […]