The direct connection between happiness and giving

The direct connection between happiness and giving

Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” We’re happier and healthier when we think of others. Which is why I’m over the moon to be a new Africa Yoga Project...
Three steps to easy living (from a wise, warm heart)

Three steps to easy living (from a wise, warm heart)

Our youngest just finished kindergarten with a sweet ceremony, cap and all. Blair and I have a lot of conversations. Recently she told me about the clip system at school, Ms. Peartree and Mrs. Z’s behavior management program. It went something like this: Blair:...
More soulful and less goalful in 2014

More soulful and less goalful in 2014

If there was one thing that 2013 crystalized for me, it was that I can be OK even if everything else isn’t. And you can, too. Feeling is better than not (feeling); and channeling the ocean is how it works. Core desired feelings 1. Ebb and flow. Even if it feels...
The 2013 Feel Good Guide

The 2013 Feel Good Guide

This is not your typical New Year’s Intention message. First, a big, tight hug goes out to you, dear human. There is kind, positive, change-the-world energy in this maligned e-space…and I have been lifted up and motivated beyond words this year, whether...