How to Overcome Loneliness
“Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it’s dark.” ~Zen Proverb
After my ex-girlfriend and I broke up several years ago, I never felt more alone in my life. I hung up the phone with tears streaming down …
Category “change & challenges”
Finding a Brave Heart and Overcoming Self-Made Limitations
“It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.” ~Eckhart Tolle
It was on the anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns’ birthday, or “Burns Night” as it is affectionately known as in Scotland, that …
The Fortune in Fear
“He is able who thinks he is able.” ~Buddha
I remember hearing this idea somewhere that courage was not the absence of fear, but rather, the ability to do something in the presence of it.
I am scared of being …
Dealing with Uncertainty: 5 Tips to Create Trust and Patience
“If you’re going to doubt something, doubt your own limits.” ~Don Ward
So far I’ve gone from Sydney to Melbourne, Melbourne to Moruya, Moruya to Sydney, and Sydney to Brisbane, and my Australian adventure continues.
I’m now about to depart …
A Simple Prescription for Natural Healing
“Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life but the ability to cope with it.” -Unknown
When my daughter, Nava, was critically ill, on a ventilator in a drug-induced coma for three months, one of the …
A Small Guide to Big Changes
“It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.” ~Proverb
I recently made a discovery that massively increased the amount of change that I have been …
Will You Get Bitter or Better?
“Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.” ~Proverb
I am a member of a mercifully small subset of society. I am the mother of a dead child.
Twenty years …
How Our Beliefs and Expectations Hold Us Back and How to Let Them Go
“The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.” ~James Allen
Just because you’ve believed something is true, even if you’ve believed it for a long period of time, that doesn’t mean …
3 Simple Ways to Turn Failure into Success
“Life is a process of becoming. A combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.” ~Anais Nin
I’ve always …
9 Guidelines to Get Through Challenging Times
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” ~Charles Swindoll
I’ve recently dealt with numerous challenges that range from the ridiculous to the life-threatening. I’ve had friends telling me they “can’t bear to hear …
Embrace Fear and Find Your Center: Riding With No Hands
“Some people think it’s holding that makes one strong—sometimes it’s letting go.” ~Unknown
My mom leaned in and gave me a goodnight kiss. The only light illuminating her face was coming from the hallway. I looked up at her, and …
9 Essential Tips to Face Fear and Live a Bold Life
“Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” ~Unknown
Too often, we allow fear, worry, and doubt to dominate and define …
Uplifting Depression: 15 Unexpected Lessons from Adversity
“Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it.” ~Eckhart Tolle
Two years ago, reading this quote, I would smirk and think, “What a cliché.”
In the last two years, I would read this quote …
10 Journaling Tips to Help You Heal, Grow and Thrive
“The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.” ~Shakti Gawain
Keeping a journal has many positive benefits. Journaling can help with personal growth and development. By regularly recording your thoughts you will …
Whatever You’re Going Through, Hold On
“The world is full of suffering. It is also filled with overcoming it.” -Helen Keller
Even though I am just 16, I’ve lived my short life with so much pressure, which I’ve finally realized comes from me.
During my life, …
The Fear of Change or the Thrill of Something New?
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ~Andre Gide
I’ve lived in Virginia all my life. Pretty much all that I remember at least.
I was a young boy when my …
Create Solutions, Not Resolutions
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
With the New Year approaching, resolutions are on everyone’s mind.
I’ve never liked the word “resolution.” As defined in …
Tiny Buddha Book Giveaway and Top 10 Insights of 2011
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The winners:…
How Mistakes Can Set You Free
“If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down but the staying down.” ~Mary Pickford
Well, …
6 Ways to Find Composure When You Feel Panicked
“Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.” ~Joan Borysenko
I had a terrible morning. I needed to make a short YouTube video to promote my therapy practice, and I thought it would take twenty minutes …
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