Inspiring

The best thing that has ever happened in my life is getting sober over 14 years ago. The second best thing is being diagnosed with cancer. Two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a cancer that remains in my neck after having surgery to remove a...

 1  The  first step of getting what you want is having the courage to get rid of what you don't. Stuck in a rut, like a job you're not into? A relationship that's holding back? Start fresh and have the courage to let go of what's holding you back.  2  Today, forget...

Relationship guru Maggie Scarf relates a story about a memorable party she and her husband once gave. As she tells it, a somewhat plastered guest overturned a punch bowl, which landed in the leek soup. Two couples left with the wrong spouses, several noisy quarrels...

How to find peace in the present by choosing Love over Fear All of us have had to reconcile when things didn’t go our way, and sometimes that is more important than getting what we originally wanted. Somewhere in our past as children we learned that crying or pouting...

In a previous post, I talked about the many ways that the ego can sabotage our lives. Today I’d like to dig a little deeper, and get the heart of what the ego really is, and how exactly it keeps us from being happy and content. And, as always, some practical advice;...

I have a profound connection to children’s literature. When I was young, my parents read to me often and instilled in me the joy of reading. I was transported by the tales, my imagination whisking me on amazing journeys to fantastic new worlds. Even today, when books...

There is a chicken in my shower. It's 8:30 a.m., I've just sat down on the toilet to pee. I casually glance around and there it is, drinking some of the residual water puddled on my shower floor. This is not the first creature to make an appearance in my bathroom....