Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide, wrote a fantastic piece for Panorama Magazine a while back about the benefits of travel. He talks about the different states of thinking we engage in while moving, and the cognitive benefits of traveling and getting out of our daily routines.
I LOVE the act of traveling for many [...]
“Periods of recovery are likewise intrinsic to creativity and to intimate connection. Sounds become music in the spaces between notes, just as words are created by the spaces between letters. It is in the spaces between that love, friendship, depth and dimension are nurtured.”
—Jim Loehr
I live a life that I am incredibly grateful for; a [...]
Continue reading about Empty Spaces (and Moving Past Loneliness)
Two years ago, when my parents and friends were my only blog subscribers and I had just started coaching, a woman named Susan Biali commented on my blog with a note of encouragement.
When I saw that she was a flamenco-dancing doctor, life-coach, author AND speaker who split her time living between Mexico and Canada? I [...]
Continue reading about On Generosity and Gold Dust: Lessons from a Mentor (& Giveaway of Her Book)
Earlier this week a reader wrote to me with the following question that shouted “bring it to the people!” – particularly since I’m a Libra – known to be indecisive. I’ll share some of my tips, then I would love to hear from you in the comments!
Jenny – could you write about decision making? I’m [...]
Continue reading about Help a Reader Out: How Do You Make Decisions?
“We should bear our sorrows with greater confidence than our joys. For they are the moments when something new, something unknown, has entered into us. The more patient, quiet and open we are in our sorrowing, the more deeply and the more unhesitatingly will the new thing enter us and the better we shall deserve [...]
Continue reading about A Note on Sadness: Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine
The world is re-created in every instant of time, and this moment is always your life’s beginning. No matter how many years have been stolen from you by your own ignorance, by cruel fate, or by the acts of others, you have a clean, broad slate before you. In this instant – this one now [...]
Continue reading about Martha Beck – Wizard vs. Lizard: The Battle for Your Brain
