Art, Music, Culture, Beautiful Food, and Presence
To fire up, and actually re-condition, the parts of your mind that are keeping you in the present in a state that is healthy, wise, and...
Presence Requires Your Emotional System
Presence requires your emotional system. What takes you out of the present? Perceived threats. What do we interpret as perceived threats?...
Hope? Abandon it in Favor of Presence.
"Abandon hope... stay present instead." I've been tempted to make a line of t-shirts to carry this message. 'Abandon hope' is Pema's. I...
Acknowledge, Do Something Different, Repeat
If you've ever read any Pema Chodron or are in any way exposed to Buddhist teachings, you will recognize the steps below as "training in...
F*** It. I'll Do It Anyway.
I was so fortunate to be at Creative Mornings today at the Brooklyn Museum listening to a guy named Casey Gerald speak. He started an...
For All the Sweaty Creatives
Several seats in the arena are taken up by shame, scarcity, and comparison. That's a given. Invite them in, acknowledge their presence,...
Flow State and Big Ideas
I call it your 'zone' more than 'flow state,' but same difference and all true. It's that thing that happens when you are putting it all...
Self-Awareness over Self Esteem
"If self-awareness is the first step to sustainable success, why is it so rare?" Worry less about the discomfort and more about the...
Creativity, Coloring, Relaxing
Time to color! An article in the NY Times about how the demand for grown-up (and beautiful) coloring books surprises the maker and...
