The Man in the Red Bandana: The Inspiring Story of a 9/11 Hero
You likely saw “Never forget” in various places today, on 9/11. When you remember, remember Welles Crowther. Strength. Honor. Courage. That’s everything he was. He was a true hero.
Create Your Life: Having Nothing Can Mean Having Everything
“Breakdowns can create breakthroughs. Things fall apart so things can fall together.” ~Unknown
A decade ago, as a nomadic adventure-seeker, I traveled and lived in Belize. I’ve always been a dream chaser, which means if I dream it, I start living it.
My twenty-year-old self was convinced living the island life in the soulful country of Belize was my dream and gateway to happiness.
After about a year of a major reality check—living on an island is very different than vacationing on an island! I felt totally empty. I felt like I had nothing.
Seriously, I had no job …
Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself Interview: Jennifer Chrisman
This month we’re celebrating the upcoming launch of Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself, a book about taming your inner critic that features 40 stories from Tiny Buddha contributors.
Throughout September, you’ll have a chance to meet some of them through daily interviews here on the blog.
Today’s featured contributor is Jennifer Chrisman, a psychologist, wife, and mother of two, who believes wholeheartedly in the healing power of compassion, tolerance, and human connection.
Her contribution for the book explores how we can stay connected to the belief that we deserve a life of love, instead of feeding our …
Be More Childlike: Life Can Be Beautiful If You Let It
“Children see magic because they look for it.” ~Christopher Moore
Take a moment to close your eyes and imagine a beautiful, warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. Where could you possibly be—at home, on a beach, or waiting at a bus stop?
Which of these three scenarios is the most appealing? Most of us would probably choose the beach. However, true enlightenment can be found in all three.
Recently I was waiting for a bus. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. At the bus stop were three ladies. One was and elderly lady in her twilight years, the other was …
Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself Interview: Jeanine Nicole Cerundolo
This is second week of a month-long promotion for Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself, a book about taming your inner critic that features 40 stories from Tiny Buddha contributors.
Over the next month, you’ll have a chance to meet some of them contributors through daily interviews here on the blog.
Today’s featured contributor is Jeanine Nicole Cerundolo, a yoga instructor and bliss coach who’s on a mission to nurture a world in which we are each more self-affirming through an abundance of self-love, more confident in the power of our dreams, and more fulfilled in the process …
Try This If You’re Struggling to Find Your Passion
“Don’t worry about what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman
For the past three years, I’ve been in the throes of a quarter-life crisis.
Just a few months into my first cubicle-bound job, I had the life-altering realization that most everyone comes to eventually: I’m going to work a job every day for the next forty-plus of my life. If I want to make that enjoyable, I need to be living my purpose and engaging my passions.
Knowing that life is …
Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself Interview: Erin Lanahan
This is second week of a month-long promotion for Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself, a book about taming your inner critic that features 40 stories from Tiny Buddha contributors.
Over the next month, you’ll have a chance to meet some of them contributors through daily interviews here on the blog.
Today’s featured contributor is Erin Lanahan, a holistic health coach who formerly struggled with her relationship with herself and her body, and finding purpose and meaning in her life.
Her contribution for the book urges us to change our perception of rejection so we can learn, grow, …
Make the Homeless Smile
It’s the little things we do in this world that make a big difference. What if we made kindness a trend?
4 Ways to Fulfill Your Needs While Helping Others
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” ~Dalai Lama
“Take care of the self.” This was the last line of an email I received from a professor many years ago. It was in response to my message explaining that I would not attend class that week because my brother-in-law had been killed by a drunk driver.
I had expected a standard offer of sympathy and a summary of the assignments I would be missing. Indeed, my professor offered condolences for my loss, but then he told me not to worry about …
Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself Interview: Charlie Tranchemontagne
This is second week of a month-long promotion for Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself, a book about taming your inner critic that features 40 stories from Tiny Buddha contributors.
Over the next month, you’ll have a chance to meet some of them through daily interviews here on the blog.
Today’s featured contributor is education technician Charlie Tranchemontagne.
His contribution for the book focuses on taking off our masks so we can be more authentic in our relationships.
A little more about Charlie…
1. Tell us a little about yourself and your self-love journey.
My self-love journey didn’t really …
The Secret to Happiness: 5 Tips to Feel More Grateful and Blissful
“The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.” ~William Penn
Did you know that gratitude has been scientifically proven to strengthen your immune system and make you happier and more optimistic, as well as less lonely and isolated? It’s true, and although science has just recently caught up to this fact, the Buddhists have known it for years.
On a recent trip to Bhutan, my husband and I climbed to the Bumdra monastery and camped at 11,500 feet. The air was pure and clean, and the views were spectacular. And yet when …
Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself Interview: Amyra Mah
It’s day four in the pre-order promotion for Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself, a book about taming your inner critic that features 40 stories from Tiny Buddha contributors.
Over the next month, you’ll have a chance to meet some of them through daily interviews here on the blog.
Today’s featured contributor is Amyra Mah of unusualwisdom.com. Having formerly struggled with depression, addiction, and body image issues, she now works as a spiritual coach, addiction therapist, intuitive counselor, writer, and blogger.
Her contribution for the book focuses on feeling our feelings instead of running away from them (and …
3 Obstacles to Living in the Now (and How to Get Blissfully Present Again)
“Never underestimate the desire to bolt.” ~ Pema Chodron
I have been trying this present moment awareness thing for a while now, about two years, and I have to say, it’s not going quite like I expected.
Somehow I got it in to my silly little head that after a while I would stop bolting from reality and I would just be present all the time, with complete effortlessness. Wrong.
And if there was any lingering doubt as to the flaw in my plan, I then read a number of accounts by people who have been practitioners of present moment …
Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself Interview: An Bourmanne
It’s day three in the pre-order promotion for Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself, a book about taming your inner critic that features 40 stories from Tiny Buddha contributors.
Over the next month, you’ll have a chance to meet some of them through daily interviews here on the blog.
Today’s featured contributor is An Bourmanne of ownyourlifecoaching.com. Born in Belgium, she now lives in Brussels where she works as a consultant-coach in a financial services company and mentors people pleasing perfectionists so they can do their thing, unapologetically.
Her contribution for the book explores how we often get …
What Would Happen If You Did? (And Other Questions That Can Change Your Life)
“If it’s still in your mind, it is worth taking the risk.” ~ Paulo Coelho
I felt stuck. Why could I never achieve anything? Why could I never do anything tangible?
Everyone else seemed to have no problem. You see, my friends could both work hard and grow themselves at the same time.
Not me.
I felt stuck.
Every day when I came home after work I was just exhausted. I had no energy whatsoever to study my Chinese Mandarin (a long-term project of mine) or to go for a jog in the nearby forest. All my energy had been …
Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself Interview: Alison Hummel
Today marks day two of the pre-order promotion for Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself, a book about taming your inner critic that features 40 stories from Tiny Buddha contributors.
Over the next month, you’ll have a chance to meet some of the book’s contributors through daily interviews here on the blog.
Today’s featured contributor is Alison Hummel of the thedreamadventure.com. Formerly an alcoholic who felt like an outsider looking in, Alison now works offers “Dream Catchers Sessions” to help people live their own “Dream Adventures.”
Her contribution for the book focuses on accepting ourselves and finding gifts …
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