“You have to bet your life on something. You’re always betting your life on something. You’re always making a commitment to something. You make a commitment to truth and everything straightens out.” Jordan Peterson, Jordan…
The Real Cause of Depression
Depression is a symptom of an out-of-control mind and not enough awareness of our deeper selves. Read more.
The World Doesn’t Care About You (Let it Fly)
The world doesn’t care about you. You may walk on eggshells but the world doesn’t care. Don’t hide behind a flimsy manicure — you are you — and the world doesn’t care. When you let…
Be the Author of your Life
We all want to believe that we are in control of our lives, to some extent. We may not have it all figured out just yet but we want to feel that we are running…
How Deep Is The Water You’re Swimming In?
You might know the analogy of the fish that doesn’t know its swimming in water. The idea is because the fish only knows what it is to exist in water, having not experienced what it…
Showing Up
You cannot fail if you just show up. Remember what Woody Allen said: 80% of success is just showing up. Sure, you can not get the result you wanted but you showed up, you went…
Fear of Facing the Pain that’s Inside of Us
It’s funny how sometimes we tend to avoid the very thing that will bring us relief or the best return on our investment. This is particularly poignant when it comes to matters of spirituality and…
Bringing Presence into Anxiety and Our Daily Lives
Why is it so hard to be present sometimes? If you struggle with heavy anxiety, it can seem next to impossible to be present in the moment, especially in situations that trigger that anxiety, like…
Letting Go of The Ego
For so long I have struggled to let go of my sense of Self. Maybe that’s not even possible! But traditional spirituality would say otherwise. In fact, spirituality and all major spiritual traditions point to…
Fear of Letting Go of The Self
Likely the biggest obstacle for me on my spiritual journey is putting down my ego. The ego: the greatest source of human misery and triumph in our lifetime. For me, my ego has been a…