Intentions are powerful components in steering the nature of our relationships.

When an argument or conflict arises, I have to check in and ask myself, “Am I seeking to win or to understand?” “Do I want to truly engage or only to defend?”

For much ...

It can help to remember that when life feels like a stormy sea and you’re fighting to stay afloat…

There is an entire ocean of peace and stillness and beauty just below the surface.

The waves are only on the surface of this forever peace.

The ques...

One of the most powerful tools that I use, for myself and with my clients, to bring ourselves powerfully present to the moment, is The Metaphor of Self.

The Metaphor of Self is an image or representation of self that has a strong resonance that you ...

I am sometimes stunned to find that the man I discover myself to be is a stranger that I seem to be meeting for the first time.

As we discover our true selves it can be like meeting a stranger. Someone often more daring, present, creative, loving, e...

One of my biggest internal battles…….

Learning that I don’t have to always get it perfectly right if that gets in the way of getting it effectively done.

And it too often does.

Learning the liberation of playful engagement rather than sticking to ...

Our experience in and of the world is a reflection of what we truly believe about ourselves.

The world sees us and experiences us as we believe ourselves to be.

It is not fooled by pretense.  The energy we project out into the world cannot be maske...

“We don’t encounter drama in our lives.
We encounter situations and circumstances.
The drama is our experience of the situation.
Any drama that we experience is ours and ours alone.
It is not inherent in the circumstance.

The drama comes from within
and is...

Being at peace does not mean inaction and quietly doing less and less with our lives.

This is a common misunderstanding regarding mediation and other practices that increase one’s knowing of peace.

When a child is feeling peaceful, their natural in...

Our greatest weaknesses are typically our greatest strengths
either over used or mis-applied.

Learning how to be grateful and appreciative for what we receive, even when it isn’t what we thought we wanted, leads to living with greater ease, success and joy.

As well, we learn that it is a tremendous gift to others when we allow them to help u...