As we go through life, consider the opportunity cost associated with each choice we make. Opportunity cost is an economic term, and it represents the value of our next best option. And we love our options, feeling fortunate to have so many varieties of toothpaste to choose from. Factoring opportunity costs into decisions large and…
While we all want lasting happiness, there are about as many different ways to go about getting it as there are people in this world. So, we’re going to narrow happiness down to two main sources: external or internal. When we look externally, or outside ourselves for happiness, it’s called object referral. When we seek…
Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. The first verse of that song by Eliphalet Oram Lyte tells us exactly how to live in tune with nature’s rhythms. ROW, or engage with life, with your mind, body, and spirit. YOUR boat, not someone else’s. …
Living life without resistance requires letting go of the urge to control and resist the natural flow of life. It means accepting and embracing life’s challenges and opportunities with an open heart and mind. A mesh screen is a powerful metaphor for approaching life in this way. Imagine yourself as a mesh screen that allows…
Our health and well-being aren’t merely the absence of physical or mental dis-ease. They’re also how well we engage with life emotionally. What exactly are emotions and why do they matter? The words ‘emotion’ and ‘feeling’ are often used interchangeably but they’re not at all the same. Feelings are automatic and instinctual responses to events…
There’s a Native American saying that says if everyone in the tribe threw all their problems in one big pile they would each take back their own. “I’m glad I don’t have that problem.” Yet still we insist on putting our hands in other people’s stuff. Sometimes the weight of our problems or their sheer…