How to find treasured moments of connection (even if you’re on lock down)
A kea trying to break into a car Several New Zealand teenagers scattered traffic cones around the entrance to a tunnel, far from [...]
The power of being grateful for what you wish didn’t happen
In 1608, when the telescope was first demonstrated to a group of European leaders, they considered it a terrible weapon of war. Why? These heads [...]
How to thrive when the world is drowning in chaos
Fermented grapes make wine. Fermented molasses makes rum. Fermented agave makes tequila. But what do you get when you ferment tomatoes? You get tomato wine [...]
Noisy Mind? How Occurring-Awareness Can Lead To Inner Silence
Why did millions of people in the Soviet Union choose to sit in the dark one evening in 1977? The Soviet Union had decided to [...]
How To Develop Big Gratitude From Small Moments
In 1931 an Art Deco bank building opened in London. It immediately began receiving thousands of fan letters, yet it didn't have a single tenant. [...]
Why We Don’t Follow Through: The Failed Change Equation
We all try to get rid of bad habits or learn new ones. We pursue goals. Yet we often struggle to follow through. Why? The [...]
Re-post: How to identify the meanings that cause you to procrastinate (without excessive navel-gazing)
When you turn on an incandescent light bulb, what is happening? Working against resistance is how a light bulb produces light and heat. In [...]
Why The “No One Knows” Stance Leads To Increased Confidence
Why did a cell phone with reduced features sell out faster than the latest iPhone? This phone wasn't created by a well-known manufacturer. The business [...]
Why Valentine’s Day became painful for me (and how I healed the emotional wound)
Valentine's Day was once an occasion that produced lots of joy in my life. Morty and I before our Valentine's Day party. Every [...]
