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February 2016

February 20, 2016

Be Amazed

Are you paying attention? The Practice: Be amazed. Why? Last night, stressing about undone tasks,...

February 13, 2016

Kindness to You is Kindness to Me; Kindness to Me is Kindness to You

What do you need? The Practice: Kindness to you is kindness to me; kindness to...

February 06, 2016

Grow a Key Inner Strength

What do you need? The Practice: Grow a key inner strength. Why? We all have...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

Do Freely

What are you doing? The Practice: Do freely. Why? Most people spend most minutes of...

January 27, 2016

Take in the Good

Do Positive Experiences “Stick to Your Ribs?” The Practice Take in the good. Why? Scientists...

January 23, 2016

Relax Needless Fear Around Others

Does it feel safe with other people? The Practice: Relax needless fear around others. Why?...

January 16, 2016

Let Things Change

What’s changing? The Practice: Let Things Change Why? The fifth of my personal Top 5...

January 16, 2016

Let Things Change

What’s changing? The Practice: Let Things Change Why? The fifth of my personal Top 5...

January 13, 2016

Put No One Out of Your Heart

What is an open heart? The Practice: Put no one out of your heart. Why?...

January 09, 2016

Accept Dependence

What makes your life? The Practice: Accept dependence. Why? Want to try a little experiment?...

January 09, 2016

Accept Dependence

What makes your life? The Practice: Accept dependence. Why? Want to try a little experiment?...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Tune Into Others

What Are They Feeling? The Practice: Tune into others. Why? Imagine a world in which...

December 16, 2015

Drop The Case

Who are you prosecuting? The Practice: Drop the case. Why? Lately I’ve been thinking about...

December 02, 2015

Tend to the Causes

Are You Watering the Fruit Tree? The Practice Tend to the causes. Why? Let’s say...

November 2015

November 27, 2015

Water Your Fruit Tree

What would bear lots of fruit? The Practice: Water your fruit tree. Why? My wife...

November 18, 2015

See the Person Behind the Eyes

Even though it's scary, everyone longs to be seen, to be known. To have your...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

Choose To Love

What does your heart say? The Practice Choose to Love Why Many years ago, I...

October 20, 2015

Rest in Center

Are you all over the place? The Practice: Rest in center. Why? Gravity and entropy...

October 03, 2015

Love Freely

How do you love? The Practice: Love freely. Why? In my early 20’s, I went...

September 2015

September 26, 2015

Feel Whole

What’s left out? The Practice: Feel whole. Why? When I look back on mistakes I’ve...

September 19, 2015

Be Mind Full of Good

What’s in your mind? The Practice: Be mind full of good. Why? It’s kind of...

September 05, 2015

Drop the Load

Are you doing too much? The Practice: Drop the load. Why? You may have seen...

August 2015

August 14, 2015

Wake Up To Good News

Are you exaggerating sticks while downplaying carrots? The Practice: Wake up to good news. Why?...

August 07, 2015

Pay Attention

Is your mind wandering? The Practice: Pay attention. Why? Moment to moment, the flows of...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

Don’t Rain On The Parade

Why do we have cheerleaders? The Practice: Don’t rain on the parade. Why? Let’s say...

July 23, 2015

Enjoy Sobriety

Out of balance? The Practice: Enjoy sobriety. Why? By “sobriety,” I mean healthy self-control, a...

July 16, 2015

Enjoy The Freedom Not To

Do you got to? The Practice: Enjoy the freedom not to. Why? We’re pulled and...

July 09, 2015

Enjoy Four Kinds of Peace

What’s your sense of peace? The Practice: Enjoy four kinds of peace. Why? “Peace” can...

July 07, 2015

Get Out of the War

What are you fighting? The Practice: Get out of the war. Why? By “war” I...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Relax, You’re Going to be Criticized

What are you bracing against? The Practice: Relax, you’re going to be criticized. Why? The...