How I Broke Free from My Toxic Need to Achieve

“If it’s out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind too.” ~ Ivan Nuru “Honey, we’re gonna call you an ambulance.” The woman on the other end of the phone at the hospital...

The Challenge of Living an Honest Life in a World of Want

Benjamin Franklin wrote in his autobiography, “It is more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly.”All those who desire to live an honest life should consider the weight of...

Hope for the Grieving: You Will Make It Through

“No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.” ~Ursula K. Le Guin (the Farthest Shore)Everyone with a close relationship with their mother has felt it at some time or other or...

How to Find Tiny Miracles, Even During Hard Times

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~Albert Einstein In my cancer journey, miracles showed themselves every...

3 Simple Steps to Create More Joy in Your Life

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ~Carl Jung“Should I move back?” was the question I asked myself. It was 2018, and I had moved to Berlin eight months prior. And...

20 Reasons to Never Ever Part with Something You Own

Happy April 1st.It is true, there are a lot of really good reasons to minimize our possessions. For example, when we own less, we are able to focus more of our life...

51 Simple Pleasures to Seek Out and Appreciate More Often

It’s easy to miss out on the simple pleasures that surround us each day. This is because they become routine and ordinary. Oftentimes, it is the good things around every day that we...

How I Used Self-Help to Justify a Toxic Relationship and What I Now Know

“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” ~Ayn Rand The first person who introduced me to personal development was my ex. He once said, “It’s like you’re already...

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