Intimacy & Whole-Hearted Connection 75 posts 2025 March 24 An Open Heart January 10 How to Become Enchanted by Life 2024 September 12 Transforming Our Complaints into Something Generative June 07 Our Mistaken Ideas About What Makes Us Happy May 03 The Chaos & Abundance of Spring April 26 The Moment That Ruins Our Focus 12 Honoring Your Word to Yourself March 22 How to Break Dependence on the Phone 04 How to Develop a Strong Sense of Self February 16 Why I Am Vegan (and how to make it easy) 2023 February 10 Deepen in Each Moment 2022 July 27 The Balanced Path: An Open Heart Without Taking on Suffering 2021 September 11 The Tragedy & Liberation of Death April 09 Becoming Trustable March 13 Allowing Ourselves to Feel Joy During the Day 2020 November 07 A Key to Healing Our Divide September 11 How to Be More Present & Alive in the Moment August 21 Staying Connected to Meaning in Your Work June 23 The Not Knowing of This Moment of Confronting Racism 04 It's Time to Change the Status Quo March 27 The Importance of Meditation in Crazy Times January 22 3 Steps to Deepen Your Mindfulness Practice 2019 December 24 When Your Expectations of Others is Making You Frustrated November 15 How to Be Kind to Yourself & Still Get Stuff Done October 07 Working with the Heartbreaking Feeling That Something is Wrong with You July 22 The Most Neglected & Powerful Act of Self-Care June 20 Mindfully Letting Go of Shame January 29 The Best Things I've Learned About Raising Children 15 The Beautiful and Scary Practice of Moving Closer 2018 December 26 Ego Dropping: The Magic of Breaking Free from Self-Concern October 22 Refraining From Letting Ourselves Numb Out July 06 A Guide to Letting Go of Shame & Fear June 27 The Magic of Seeing Everything as Sacred 15 It's Not a Problem, It's an Experience May 17 When You Have a Voice Telling You You're Inadequate April 25 A Mantra for Dealing with Life's Annoyances March 05 The Craving for Wholeness That Drives Our Actions February 19 A Practice For When You Find Yourself Annoyed by Other People 2017 August 08 The Eternal Dilemma: Revenge or Forgiveness? 04 New Course: The Magic of Forming New Relationships July 24 The Secret to Interpersonal Happiness May 30 The Unexpected Pleasures of More Than a Decade of Reading Harry Potter 03 How We're Harmed by Our Dissatisfaction with Ourselves April 11 The Antidote to Self-Harshness & Resentment January 31 Wanting Someone Else to Fulfill Our Lives 2016 December 23 Mindfully Free of Wanting People to Be a Certain Way 10 In Memory of Juan "Brand" Cruz, a Man Who Inspired Me to Be Better November 09 Compassion in the Midst of Madness October 07 A Primer on Understanding & Compassion September 23 What's the Most Loving Thing You Can Do? August 15 To Those Who Are Struggling May 03 Relationship Salve: The Practice of Intentional Dialogues February 16 How to Become the World's Greatest Lover 2015 December 11 Constantly Worried About How Others Perceive Us October 26 Avoid the Tendency to Think Your Way is the True Way 02 The Transformative Power of the Gratitude Habit June 19 The Parent I Aspire to Be 12 The Miracle of Suspending Mis-Belief 10 7 Strategies for Dealing with Toxic People April 17 The Time When We'll Be Present & Content 13 A Simple, Powerful Self-Compassion Method 10 When Others Frustrate You March 05 The Futility of Always Pushing Myself to Be More February 17 The Source of Contentment 03 The Girl Who Saw Through the Illusions January 07 The Art of Being My Dad 2014 December 08 When You're Lonely November 03 A Quick Guide to Gaining Confidence When You Socialize September 17 The Heartbreaking Cruelty of Comparing Yourself to Others June 26 Parental Zen: How to Keep Your Cool as a Parent 23 Looking for Love 12 The Essence of Fatherhood: 6 Simple Lessons May 07 How to Make a Marriage Work 2007 February 19 Happiness Tip: Smile at a Stranger 09 Best 8 Ways to Deal with Detractors ← All Tags