Well begun is half done – attributed to Aristotle, among others. The first order of business is to establish order – to gain control over chaos before you solve anything inside it. Create order in your space. Order in your priorities. Order in your decisions. The hardest part isn’t the work itself – it’s knowing…

Do the rules you set up for yourself still work today?  Is it possible some of them, maybe many of them, no longer fit? The challenge is not that the rules are now wrong, but they may be past their expiration date.  They may no longer align with the direction in which you are headed,…

To find it, look beyond yourself. Let go of pettiness and inward focus. Notice what your preoccupation has hidden: wonder in ordinary moments, generosity in others, and a world both beautiful and grand. Let it call you into a larger version of yourself. It starts today

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.  – Annie Dillard (RIP) Small, ordinary days can add up to something good, and sometimes something not good enough.  Be mindful of how you spend your days, and recognize that merely staying awake comes with a cost.    It takes effort and…

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. – attributed to Carl Jung Confronting self is the start of self-forgiveness. Without that forgiveness for your mistakes and failures, your inner critic can turn guilt into shame, and shame into self-sabotage. Healing begins when you take responsibility for your thoughts and actions without abandoning self. …

Lived pain—what one has endured and remembers – carries more authority than abstract conjecture offered from a distance. Suffering has a way of converting mere speculation into hard-won knowledge. The theorist has an argument; the person with scar tissue has durable evidence.  Experience trumps theory.