These days, most of us are concerned about the condition of our world. The UN just released a dismal “health report” about the state of our planet,...
For myself, spirituality means aligning with what is true, or most likely true. This means looking at what is true through the lens of my unique...
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It is a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the...
“Each of our feelings or attitudes, no matter how negative, can evoke compassion and lead to transformation. We then joyfully realize how every negative experience has...
Clinical anxiety and depression (“A&D”) are often terrifying experiences, especially when we don’t know what’s happening to us and don’t have support. An overview and relatively...
Rumi said: “Your task is not to seek love but to find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” That was a...
"If we can't befriend our grief, we can't as truly and deeply embody joy or gratitude and the capacity to love in integrated fashion. Love, then,...
We overcome shame by noticing and admitting our dynamics, processing hurt feelings, thinking differently to gain positive new perspectives, and acting in ways that build resources...
So the crutch of relationship can be a gateway, and the pain of love can be what secretly comes to save us. This is why the...
