In defining the term validation, words like approval, justification, and acceptance pop up. Some people I know almost never seek outside validation.  Self-validation is a term that Merriam-Webster offers and defines as  “the feeling...

Taking a journey to improve oneself sounds brave and noble and exciting.  Striving for growth, clarity, and wisdom requires the traveler to pass through terrain that exhausts and frustrates and even depresses the mind...

Reframing and adjusting one’s view on life is a conscious practice.  Perspective determines the state of one’s contentedness. Happiness cannot always be achieved and isn’t always appropriate, but one can certainly be content in...

A collective approach to life seems key to happiness. The concept of self in meditation is an interesting point to consider.  In my experiences in the almost two years I have been practicing daily...

Is there really such a divine treat as unconditional love? Who might you consider giving unconditional love to?  What would that be like? I believe love without conditions exists in many parent – child...

While the title of this post sounds like the inquiry of a thespian pondering her next role, it is truly the question I am asking myself as I carefully select my focus practice for...

Photography is a hobby, an interest, an art form that lets an individual capture details or images which might be missed completely by another.  A talented photographer uses his lenses wisely. Zoom in too...

Loyalty was a value instilled in me as a child.  I don’t ever remember discussing it or having it explained but I knew I was expected to be loyal to my family.  But as...

Everyone is a storyteller and has a unique perspective of his or her own private tale. Every storyteller is an expert on the details of his or her life. But If we listen carefully...

Letting go of that which we cannot control requires awareness and wisdom. What we cannot force to change, what we cannot impact, what we cannot redirect, we must let go.  Controlling things in our...