How to Become More Assertive to Seize Opportunities
“In the long run we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving.” ~Sheldon Kopp
It was a foggy day in the city. We decided to go to the Science Academy in San Francisco—me and the most …
Category “change & challenges”
5 Steps to Reinvent Yourself: Create the Future You Visualize
“You’re never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” ~C. S. Lewis
Change means reinvention. Each time a major shift happens in our lives—leaving a job or a relationship, moving, losing a loved one—we have to …
Transforming Negative Thoughts & Creating the Life You Desire
“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.” ~Lao Tzu
In my quest for personal development, I’ve done a ton of processing, meditating, reading, praying, exercising, eating well, and helping other people. All of …
The Right Direction: Releasing the Past and Getting Unstuck
“If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.” ~Proverb
It’s been a year since I stumbled upon Tiny Buddha. At the time I was in a difficult place, emotionally, mentally, and …
How to Stop Playing the Blame Game
“Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it.” ~Eckhart Tolle
The most common conversation I have with other people includes the blame game.
The one where your job, your wife, your dog, your mother-in-law, …
Growing Pains: When Becoming Something New Feels Scary
“The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.” ~Barbara De Angelis
When we were kids, my dad used to measure us as we grew taller. …
We Are Never Alone in the Storm
“We all have problems. The way we solve them is what makes us different.” ~Unknown
Like so many others living in Florida, my family was deeply affected by hurricane Charlie in August of 2004. We have completely recovered financially some …
When to Go with the Flow & When to Expand Your Comfort Zone
“Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.” ~Herbert Spencer
I’m actually much more of a proponent of “going with the flow” then going against it. And sometimes forcing yourself to do something you don’t want to do can be …
Growing through Challenges: How Intentions Shape Our Lives
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” ~Bernice Johnson Reagon
The last five years of my life involved a lot of self-inflicted stress and tremendous spiritual growth.
In 2003 I …
Cracking Your Comfort Zone: How to Face a Fear
“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.” ~Unknown
I’m about to write something that’s freaky and a bit philosophical, but true. Really take this in: You become your comfort zone.
Getting out of …
Does Life Just Happen to You?
“The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.” ~Shakti
Does life just happen to you?
Would it be safe to suggest that a lot of people wake up each morning, shower, get …
Having Faith: Why Do We Expect the Worst in Tomorrow?
“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” ~John Allen Paulos
Over the past few years, as I’ve settled into my late twenties, life seems to have opened the flood …
Let Go of Negative Feelings: 3 Ways to Watch Them Disappear
“Some people think it’s holding that makes one strong–sometimes it’s letting go.” ~Unknown
I’m the divorced mother of two teenage girls. Holidays are split; the girls have Thanksgiving with their dad and Christmas with me on even-numbered years, and vice …
5 Tips To Help You To Discover Your Maximum Potential
“You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you.” ~Eckhart Tolle
Don’t doubt yourself. You are more than enough.
You are good enough. If no one else tells you …
Starting a New Life: The Courage of a Seed
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu
At lunch the other day, a new friend and I were discussing changes in our lives and how everything feels very new and different.…
Identifying Real Problems & Letting Go of Imagined Ones
“We all have problems. The way we solve them is what makes us different.” ~Unknown
We all have problems, don’t we? There isn’t a single person on this planet who doesn’t have one, even if they’re the Buddhist monk living …
Finding Joy in the Ruins of a Crushed Dream
“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
Five months …
Finding Strengths in Weaknesses
“Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
After writing my last post for Tiny Buddha, 5 Steps to Accept your Weaknesses, I had an intense few days involving an extremely spiritually and emotionally significant relationship that …
8 Ways to Turn Disappointment into Meaningful Success
“Don’t let today’s disappointment cast a shadow on tomorrow’s dream.” ~Unknown
Have you ever looked back on your life, exactly a year ago, and felt amazed by how much has changed?
Last year at this time, I’d only just started …
Our Shared Fears & 5 Ways to Overcome Them
“Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.” ~Isabel Allende
In life, we experience two kinds of fear: real fear and psychological fear. Or, as I prefer to think of the latter, …
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