Why Compassion Won’t Work for You

“You’re writing about love!” he said. “I saw this video from the School of Life about ‘Why Polyamory…

Who’s in Your Lifeboat?

Recently I was talking with a conservative acquaintance of mine, and noticed a bumper sticker in Greek on his car. It…

The Nagging Sense of Self Love

A conversation in my head while journaling a couple of days ago. Bold is what I wrote. Italics are what…

Resilience Is Not Enough

When I planned on this blog post, I thought I would be writing about how we need to toughen ourselves up to…

When Motivation Fails, Grit Gets You Going

As I write this, I’m growing a tree.

Beware the Lovekillers!

Learning to avoid the things that steal your joy

The Hell of Mindful Loving

Here’s a quick example of how people who spend a good portion of their time working on things like communication…

Three Easy Ways to Have More Time and Less Stress for the Holidays

Life’s Little Warning Labels

As they say, there’s Freedom, Security, and Convenience — pick any two.”…