One of the Buddhist teachings I return to frequently to deepen my own understanding and practice of engaged mindfulness is what are calle...

I first wrote this piece in April 2007 and it remains a favorite. In my humble opinion, the ability to laugh is one of the most important

This intervention may enhance work performance, support learning, improve health, or be used as a complementary treatment of illness to facilitate healing or coping, whether physical, emotional, cognitive, social, or spiritual." And now there is Laughter Yoga, created by Dr Madan Kataria of India, who suggests that daily twenty-minute sess

Note: I first began teaching about owning the impact your behaviors and the energy you put forth in every moment has upon everyone your l...

Most of you know that childhood rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones – but words will never hurt me." Some of you are also famili...

In my decades of spiritual exploration and personal growth education, I've met many people traveling on that path who are in various stag...

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "There is no object so foul that intense light will not make beautiful." We cannot transcend our own darkness,...

I don't know who came up with the expression, "Denial is not a river in Egypt." I do know people usually chuckle when they hear it, even ...

Years ago I watched an episode of Bravo TV's "Inside the Actor's Studio" interview series that featured Al Pacino, and during the program...

In the 1999 Academy Award winning film "American Beauty," actress Annette Bening portrays a middle-aged real estate agent named Carolyn w...

I've met many people who describe themselves as non-violent and warm-spirited, and by and large, that is how they show up in the world. B...

IMHO, trust is the most sacred dynamic in every relationship, both personal and professional, and if broken, is often impossible to repai...

One of the hurdles many people struggle with jumping over and moving beyond is one called "secondary gains." Secondary gains are the payo...

In Lesson Three of an on-demand video training I created for curious.com back in 2014 about actualizing mindfulness-centered Work + Life ...