And why a simple understanding of the human experience can help us find well-being better than any coping strategy ever — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. …

aka: What to do about a busy mind — If I drop my thinking for just one second, just one second, I find an empty space. And in that empty space lies potential. The potential for something new, the potential for a new idea, the potential for inspiration or the potential for a drop of love to shine through. …

from “How to Succeed in Work and Life”, an Inside Out Guide for Young Professionals — My client wanted to apply for a promotion, and he was worried that he didn’t have the skills. He had never done this job before, and he didn’t know if he would know what to do when new obstacles showed up in his path. He thought that he had to…

There are a lot of things that seem true to me. The seasons change, stars live in the sky and the sun sets every evening. It also feels true to me that people should treat each other with respect, that the color of our skin doesn’t matter, and that I…

“When the wise tell us to look within, they are directing us beyond intellectual analysis of personal thought, to a higher order of knowledge call wisdom.” — Sydney Banks This is what I know… I live in the feeling of my thinking in every moment. Conscious or not, my emotions show up as feelings in…

from “How to Succeed in Work and Life”, an Inside Out Guide for Young Professionals — My teacher, Michael Neill tells a story of teaching a group of students about the principle of Thought. About the inside-out nature of our experiences and the absolute essential nature of experience to come from our ability to think. A student stood up to ask him a question. “So, are…

“Yoga, Meditation and Prayer… I think they all live on the same continuum.” She said. “Continuum of what?” I asked. “I’m not sure”, she said, “but I have a sense that they are all connected and on some sort of continuum.” “I have a theory,” I told her, “This is…

Are you ever in a bad mood? Yes? What about anxious or fearful? I am about to tell you something about a bad mood that may not make sense at first. But stick with me. There is something profound to see here… I went to visit my mom this past…