Have you ever had one of those days where it feels like the whole world woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and everyone you interact with is just a little bit rude? This past weekend, I had an experience at a restaurant where I was surrounded by unkindness, until...
Imagine a visitor coming to you in the middle of the night and telling you that the life you are living right now—every joy, every pain, every mundane Tuesday—will be repeated over and over again for all of eternity. Would that thought make you fall to the floor in...
We live in a world obsessed with physical fitness. We spend hours at the gym, carefully track our diets, and celebrate the visible muscles in the mirror, but how much time do we spend actively developing our inner selves? In this episode, we are going to explore the...
Recently, the legendary entertainer Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday, and when asked for his secret to a long life, he didn’t credit a strict diet or an intense workout routine. He attributed his century of life to maintaining a positive outlook and...
Motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. But what happens when you decide to live a healthier, happier, and kinder life, and you realize your current circle isn’t on that same path? In...
Years ago, during my clinical internship at a VA hospital, I worked with a man who had spent most of his adult life in prison. When he was finally released, the vastness of his freedom terrified him so much that his only desire was to go back to his cell. In this...
