Much of our happiness, and, let's admit it, also much of our sorrow, is related to our friends and the people that we are close to. And since I'm sure we can all agree that friendship is essential to our wellbeing, we feel inspired to...
Emotions are a big factor when we think about our quality of life. All of us can easily imagine a person who has it all, yet still feels miserable, or a person who has nothing, but still has a smile on their face and great...
The question “how did you two meet?” is always a winner when you want to start an interesting conversation. Whether you are in love or just friends, romantic or cynical, intellectual or pragmatic, rich or poor, you know that you will hear an interesting story,...
Being a practitioner means constantly noticing and paying attention to the uniqueness of other people. It means finding out how their own uniqueness is a gift for them and as a result for the world around them, if they only knew how to best utilize...
Listening to ourselves and learning to be more in tune with our heart and instincts is not always an easy process, but it is often very rewarding. Being ourselves - finding out who we really are - may reveal some unexpected truths that can be...
If you think back over your day today, or yesterday, can you clearly remember what motivated most of your actions? Often we move through our days motivated by external forces. Where do we need to be? What do others ask of us or expect of...
She was an ugly child - at least that is what she told me. There was no symmetry in her face and her legs turned inside, she said. While her hand touched the curls many women would die to have, she told me that as a...
The most powerful work is done when we can manage to 'get out of our own way'. Being ourselves means we stop trying to conform to what we think a situation wants, needs or expects of us. It's then that we can offer the best version...