Self-Esteem. Emotional fitness is an important part of good health. What goes into your mind is an important as what goes into your body. Even if your physical body is healthy, if you're imbalanced emotionally, your self-esteem can be affected. Therefore, investing in...
Isolation. Loneliness. If you think back at some of the worst times in your life, you may realize that along with whatever problems you were having at the time, the worst part was the feeling of being isolated, of being alone with no support group to turn to. The...
A while back, I was on a flight to Hawaii where I sat next to a man wearing a knit skullcap, sweat suit, sneakers, and dark glasses. As I do whenever someone sits next to me, I said hello. But then, I immediately thought that he must be one of those hip-hoppers. And...
Until I had the courage to dream of a better life, I wasn't able to have one. Dreams are what life is made of. They give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning and a reason to go to bed early at night, so you can wake up and start all over again. But like...
Imagine you live a long, full life, and now you find yourself at the pearly gates. Upon arrival, the gate keeper doesn’t ask you how many pairs of cute shoes you have, where you went to school, how much money is in your stock portfolio, or how many children you...
We’ve all heard the popular quote “stop and smell the roses.” Well this also applies to things like your daily readings and meditations. It is one thing to do these things and just going through the motions, but how much do you really take in and absorb, and how much...
The Serenity Prayer says, “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Sometimes it doesn’t feel as if we have choices, but in truth we almost always do. A friend of mine...
Everything happens for a reason Sometimes when we're disappointed because we didn't get an outcome we wanted, it's hard to understand why it happened. It seems unfair that we try so hard to achieve our goals with little visible success. It's especially hard if we did...
Core Beliefs as Obstacles to Success. We are what we believe, and we create our reality based on what we think. What do you do today (or not do) that can be traced back to a childhood belief? For example, as a kid, were you taught that vegetables were good for you? ...