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The car in front of me must think it’s hilarious to drive at the lowest speed possible. I whip around them and turn right into the parking lot.  I hold back a slew of curse words. I’m grumpy, but I don’t know why. I pull up to a parking space at the animal hospital. Watson…

I forgot to text my wife.  I’ll do it when I hit a red light. Dread builds the closer I get to home. I had a decent day at work, but I can feel the anger rise. As I pull up to a light, I suppress my emotions and take out my phone. I text her…

Would you play an unwinnable game? The bar rises higher and higher, the judges are biased against you, and the spectators berate you for every single mistake.  This game isn’t just hard, it’s impossible.  It may be unwinnable and no fun, but you probably play it all the same.  Do you play the Productivity Game?…

It can seem like we have the same thoughts on repeat, day after day.  Some people feel like they live the movie Groundhog Day in their mind.  They are stuck in a never ending loop of the same thoughts.  Do you get caught in cycles of repetitive thinking? What if it only seems like all…

Just because you have a thought doesn’t mean it is important.  Not all thoughts are worth keeping. Junk thoughts should be recycled.  Each one of us has the ability to sort through our thoughts, keeping some and discarding the rest.   This is a bit like sorting mail.  Think of the last time you checked your…

Have you ever gotten a ransom note that read like this:  Dear Me,  I have your contentment, joy, and peace. I will not release them until each of my demands are met.  My demands are as follows: 1) The people I care about must be happy 2) I must make more money 3) My body…

There is a Zen story of a monk in a monastery who was going into town the next day for supplies to prepare for winter.  He planned on buying  rice, vegetables, cloth, and firewood at a marketplace in the nearest town.  He informed the master of the monastery that he would be leaving the next…

I felt unsafe in my own head. It was the fall of 2022, and I was alone in my mother in law’s house.  I had become so unbalanced, fearful, and anxious my work asked to take a leave of absence.  Lying on the couch, I wrestled with my thoughts.  I was caught up in extreme…

What if I told you . . . . . . that the core of who you are is wellness, peace, and connection?  Does that sound too good to be true? My life transformed effortlessly after a series of insights.   Your life could become more wonderful than you can even imagine. This change can even…