Our words matter. We think that they don’t. In fact, many of us believe in the old adage, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, nothing could be further from the truth. Words can crush another person’s self-esteem. They can cause a divorce. …
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle We are our habits. If you take off your clothes and stand in front of the mirror, you will be looking at your eating and exercise habits for the last year (or even…
Dealing with change is hard. No one enjoys it. We are all creatures of habit, and we all would prefer that our lives putter along without disruption. However, avoiding change can hurt us. I’ve known people who stayed in bad marriages for years, simply because the changes that come with…
“The root of suffering is attachment.” – The Buddha The older I get, the more I understand the Buddha’s statement regarding attachment. Without a doubt, attachment is what has created the most suffering in my life. My attachment to things or people or even outcomes, at times, has led me…
I used to think that the Buddhist theory of acceptance was a defeatist approach to life. The idea behind acceptance is that we stop fighting what is, and that we just accept it. For anyone who has any amount of gumption, that seems like a depressing approach! If you are…