One Path: On Not Climbing Mountains
Many years ago, I began training in martial arts. It was purely unintentional: I was on my way to the liquor store, and I looked up and I saw the sign: New Horizons Black Belt Academy of Taekwondo. This was a literal sign as well as a figurative one; I had seen it before in [...]
Take on the hard training to discover your Warrior Spirit
“We need another 10 pages in two weeks,” said the publisher. “Then, we’ll go from there.” We were on the phone so they couldn’t see me shrug and run my fingers through my hair in frustration. Another 10, another two weeks. More work. More waiting. More uncertainty. I’m not sure I can give them what [...]
Reframing = One simple way to build resilience
There isn’t any one thing you have to do to become more resilient. Instead, there is a group of qualities you can draw on. Some, come more naturally than others. But, those you aren’t so good at can be strengthened. That’s the cool thing about resilience – you can get stronger. It doesn’t mean that [...]
Develop resilience and move easier through the daily dramas
You know the bad stuff is gonna happen. Life feels tough from time to time. Change happens. Daily dramas push against us – at least every once-in-awhile. Heck, sometimes even grocery shopping is enough to throw me off track. Just what your daily dramas are or how you define the bad stuff often depends on [...]
How to create an awe-filled life — and why you want to
Awe is a big-time emotion that can have a big-time impact on our lives. As described in Monday’s post, when we experience awe, we are more likely to reach out and share and connect with one another. Sounds something like this: “Hey did you see that race?” “Check out the full moon.” Or “Isn’t this [...]
Invoke awe and feel more fulfilled, connected, alive
“People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.” St. Augustine The mountains, the waves of the seas, [...]
How to find the flow
One thing about flow – when you’re in it, it just feels good. Life just moves easier. You feel creative, inspired, energized; good things swarm into your life and when the difficulties appear the right people and things literally flow in to help you move through them. Sometimes those feelings of flow may last only [...]
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