“If you don’t make peace with your past, it will keep showing up in your present.” – Wayne Dyer We all have regrets about the past. We all wish that certain aspects of our lives had gone differently. The problem is that the past is over and done with. You…
“Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to live in the present moment.” – Thich Nhat Hanh We all feel anxiety at one time or another. Anxiety typically comes from two places – sadness about the past, or concern regarding the future. It is understandable to…
Most of us don’t believe that we are here by chance. Instead, we each believe that there is a reason for our existence. We believe that there is a purpose for our lives. And we spend a lot of time trying to figure out what our particular life purpose is. …
In Buddhism, there is a parable called “The Second Arrow.” In this parable, the Buddha asks a student, “If a person is struck by an arrow, is it painful?” The student responds, “Yes, it is.” The Buddha then asks the student, “If the person is struck by a second arrow,…
Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with a nursery school teacher about the topic of inner beauty. She told me that when she saw children being mean to each other, she told them that they were being “ugly,” meaning that their behavior was ugly. I thought her approach was…