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Monday’s Meditation: On Doing Our Jobs

"Can I help you?" The Lowes employee standing by the door asks me. "Yeah," I say, taking a hanging file frame I had gotten for...
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Monday’s Meditation: On Being Tested

When situations arise that are abnormally arduous, many of us are apt to say that we feel as though we're being tested. It's as if...
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Simply Real Health Cookbook Giveaway!

As someone whose life is devoted to helping others simplify theirs, my appreciation for my friendiest friend Sarah of Simply Real Health, and now (!), the...
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Monday’s Meditation: On Power

It's tempting to blame others for unfortunate circumstances in life. There is no shortage in this world of bad bosses, unkind teachers, or deceitful coworkers,...
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Monday’s Meditation: On The Dress, Personality Tests & Cracking The Code Of "You"

I have a theory of my own about the dress that has recently swept the interwebs, only it isn't based on color or eye science...
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Monday’s Meditation: On What To Do Vs. What To Learn

This classic Pema again and always.   My dad has never let me off the psychological hook. "What should I say to her?" I'd ask...
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Monday’s Meditation: On Getting Unstuck

Here's the post in which I turn a literal and finite event into an overarching metaphor for life. Yeehaw.   This past week I was...
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Monday’s Meditation: On Explaining Yourself…Or Not.

There's a fine line between being kind and being a jerk. Most of us seem to live in a state of constant paranoia about verging...
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Monday’s Meditation: On "Acting As If"

When you're striving for a goal or when you're floundering, well meaning people are apt to advise you to "act as if." This phrase, while...
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