Bella Mahaya CarterinLess Stress More SuccessLessons From A Snow Globe: The Practice of Leaving Your Distressed Thinking AloneI keep a snow globe on my desk to remind me of two things: 1) how my mind works, and 2) what I’m made of (what’s inside me). You might…Oct 21, 2021Oct 21, 2021
Bella Mahaya CarterinLess Stress More SuccessDare to CreateA few weeks ago at FedEx, I spotted a book near the checkout counter: Dare to Doodle. I picked it up, flipped through the pages, and…Sep 13, 2021Sep 13, 2021
Bella Mahaya CarterinLess Stress More SuccessSix Tips for Meaningful CollaborationsI took this photo at the Huntington Library Botanical Gardens on a walkway in the new Chinese garden. I love that each stone is unique and…Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
Bella Mahaya CarterinLess Stress More SuccessElementary Backstroke: Practice Your Glide“This could save your life,” my father told me, teaching me how to roll over onto my back in the ocean and effortlessly glide through the…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Bella Mahaya CarterinLess Stress More SuccessDeep ListeningI often think that the reason we have two ears and one mouth is because we’re designed to listen more than we speak. Sometimes I talk too…Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Bella Mahaya CarterinLess Stress More SuccessA Forgotten Dream RealizedRecently, while skimming old journals, I came upon this line I wrote in 1986: “One day I’d like to write a book about writing.” At the…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Bella Mahaya CarterinLess Stress More SuccessWaking UpLast Saturday morning I read poems in bed. I rarely do this. Usually, after checking my phone, I’m up and out, racing into my day of doing…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021