Every Sunday morning millions of people tune in to listen to Oprah Winfrey interview various people on her Super Soul Sunday. Her stated goal is to help people discover their authenticity. So what is authenticity? Webster’s Dictionary defines the work authentic to mean genuine, real, having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence. Read more »

Entering a new year often means it is a time to take stock of ourselves, our beliefs and the truths we hold dear. We all know about and likely engage in the age-old tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Typically these resolutions focus on the negative: I will not eat as much. I will not laze around but will get up and go to the gym…and on and on ad infinitum. Yet year after year we find ourselves engaging in the same behavior, likely even resolving to do the same things we resolved to do the year before and the year before that. Read more »

Unexpected occurrences happen in all of our lives. How we deal with them reflects not only our deepest ingrained values, but also our current state of mind…our mindfulness. By way of example, at a recent retreat along the Northern California coast, one of my colleagues had the unfortunate experience of being “skunked.” It seems his dog, Marley, rooted out a skunk that was none too happy to be disturbed. Already in a compromised mood because of Marley’s intrusion, the skunk became rather assertive in his quest to share his bad mood and proceeded to not only spray poor Marley but also my colleague. Read more »

Are you irritated by just about everything? Do you see only the negative in any given situation, stumbling, crawling, even leaping over the sublime to persevere in your foul disposition? In today’s overcommitted fast paced social norm, it’s no wonder that our mirrors have grown dim from irritation. But it does not have to be this way. Despite the demands on our time and energy, each one of us deserves to find and even revel in our bliss. Read more »