There are times that our work (for one reason or another) becomes so difficult and distasteful to us that we consider quitting. This is true no matter what you went to school for. This is true no matter how much money you make. We spend roughly one third of our lives on this earth working. […]

If you’re an informed person who tries to pay attention to what’s going on, then you’ve probably noticed that we’re making less than our parents made to do more, the notion of peace seems to be on the verge of intellectual collapse, and the world is on fire.  So what are we supposed to do […]

Everybody wants to sit in the big chair, but nobody likes the crick it leaves in their lower back. Being a leader is hard without guidance. Leading in a way that feels authentic and sustainable? Even harder.  Even for the boldest and most leadership-minded individuals amongst us, there is a desire to be guided and […]

Getting engaged can put you in a whirlwind of emotions.  You now know who you plan to spend your life with, but still, not much is certain. What is that life going to look like? How might this beautiful relationship change along the way?  It’s natural to want answers, but in truth, it’s you and […]

Our pets bring joy and responsibility into our lives, often when we need it the most. They greet us at the door, sit beside us in silence, and love us without condition or expectation. We come to rely on them in ways we don’t always fully understand… until they’re gone. Our time together is beautiful, […]

When it comes to chronic illness, it can be hard to find any kind of relief. The physical pain adds to our emotional pain, and the emotional pain makes our physical pain almost unbearable. So with all this pain, it’s natural to wonder: When will the pain stop, and what do I have to do […]

Nobody wants to dust the kitchen cabinet, and even fewer people want to dust their cabinet of thoughts. Cleaning is a part of life, both figuratively and literally. It’s something that is unavoidable and often difficult to enjoy, but necessary to find wholeness and balance in our lives.  How can we use what we learn […]

If it’s our business to pursue something (and it is), then we will inevitably face setbacks. There’s no river yet discovered without a bend or a curve somewhere along the way, and when we travel on the river of desire, the twists and turns are every bit as important as the final destination.  But there […]

Some things just don’t go our way. And sometimes they just continue to not go our way for such a long time that it may start to feel like things have never gone our way before and never will again. It’s our responsibility to maintain hope in the presence of fate’s uncertainty. So when fortune […]

They say when life closes a door, it opens a window. What they don’t say is exactly how easy it is to miss an open window when you’re panicking about the closed door.  Whether it’s a personal relationship, a college application, a job interviewer, a bank official, or even the IRS, we all face rejection […]