No Excuses

I’m tired of hearing it. I’m tired of people saying “Oh I wish I could do that, I wish I could do this”. I’m tired of people complaining about their jobs, about their relationships, about every single aspect of their lives. If you’re really unhappy with something, then make a change. Change something. It’s asContinue reading “No Excuses”

4 Simple Yet Powerful Ways of Overcoming Fear

One of the biggest mental challenges for so many of us is facing our fears. Whatever it is that scare us the most, most all our fears stem from two categories — the fear of uncertainty and the fear of inadequacy. We’re afraid of the unknown and we’re afraid of failure. Ultimately we realize thatContinue reading “4 Simple Yet Powerful Ways of Overcoming Fear”

Finding Strength in the Darkness

Life isn’t just the pictures we see on Facebook, and the happy faces we put on in our daily lives. All we see are the smiling faces and all of the fun things everyone’s doing and the cool places we’re going. That’s all we want to show the world. We only want to show eachContinue reading “Finding Strength in the Darkness”

Serenity

[08.15.18] Cazadero, CA I’m sitting on a mountain of evergreen and redwood forests overlooking these magnificent trees and the ocean beyond them.  You can hear everything out here – the sounds of the wind blowing against the trees, every slight movement of animals amongst the dry meadow, and occasionally the slightest hint of humanity –Continue reading “Serenity”

Slow Down. Stop. Take a Break…

It sounds simple, but it’s so easy to forget. In this fast paced world we live in, people seem to forget to slow down. They forget to stop when they need to stop. We’re so used to moving, going, doing, constantly on the run to get something done. We need to remind ourselves it’s okayContinue reading “Slow Down. Stop. Take a Break…”

5 Ways that Meditation Changed My Mindset

Learning to practice meditation has changed my life in immeasurable ways. Even when I am not meditating, I have learned to hold a different mindset: a mindset of awareness and openness in everything. I am always mindful (or reminding myself to be mindful). I am aware of my existence and the existence of every otherContinue reading “5 Ways that Meditation Changed My Mindset”