“Your vision only becomes clear when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, who looks inside, awakens. "~ Carl Jung Dear introvert, We live in an extraverted world that is not always introverted. You may be the introvert who was bullied for keeping quiet or who felt like you never fit in. Perhaps you used food, alcohol, or…
"Quiet people have the loudest thoughts." ~ Stephen Hawkin I have wonderful family and friends and have always hoped that I would pass on a helpful legacy. Lessons to remember, memories to smile at, and to lean on in difficult times. For years, however, it seemed like the greatest thing I passed on to my exhausted wife, nervous and sometimes…
“Life is not about surviving the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain. ~ Vivian Greene Compassion is one of the greatest gifts of humankind. In times of suffering, such as after the death of a loved one, those affected rely on the empathy of others to survive their ordeal. Too often, however, when someone is in grief,…
“The security gap is severe. And it's scary and it feels dangerous. But it's not as hard, scary or dangerous as coming to the end of our lives and having to ask ourselves, "What if I showed up?" ~ Brené Brown January – 2012 I remember sitting in a small, dark room waiting for the surgeon to arrive. My son…
“Wounded children have anger, a sense of failed justice that burns in their souls. What are you doing with this anger? Since they would never harm anyone else, they turn this anger inward. They become the target of their own anger. "~ Woody Haiken Survival mechanisms are types of being that we have picked up on our way to cope…
When I started Tiny Buddha, one of my main goals was to help us all heal the trauma that haunt us and hold us back in life. Much like our personal trauma hindering us individually, our collective trauma is detrimental to the whole world. And healing this trauma is critical to the future of humanity and the planet. If, like…
"If you want something you've never had, you have to be ready to do something you've never done before." ~ Thomas Jefferson For most people, redundancy is a dreaded word. It evokes thoughts of need, want and the struggle for survival. I was released twice, and at both times it was difficult to accept. During the redundancy process and for…
“Quiet the voice that tells you to do more and be more, and trust that in this moment it is enough who you are, where you are and what you are doing. You will get to where you need to be in your own time. Until then, breathe. Breathe and be patient with yourself and your process. You are doing…
"To be a mother means learning about strengths that you did not know you had and dealing with fears that you never knew existed." ~ Linda Wooten It was October 2016 and there I was staring at the wall after another sleepless night, caring for my one year old and feeling like a total failure because this motherhood thing still…
“Relax. Nothing is under control. "~ Adi Da Samraj This was an incredibly difficult, stressful and uncertain year for me, as it was for most people. If I were told a year ago that my working hours as a health care professional were going to be reduced in 2020, quarantined in a small one bedroom apartment with my seven month…