Have you ever had one of those days where you feel a little catch, a little tickle in your throat? A touch nauseous? You climb into bed with a subtle dread, thinking “I’m pretty sure I will wake up full blown sick.” That was me, today. Yesterday, I had a sore throat — nothing unreasonable. Took...

Have you ever had one of those days where you feel a little catch, a little tickle in your throat? A touch nauseous? You climb into bed with a subtle dread, thinking “I’m pretty sure I will wake up full blown sick.” That was me, today. Yesterday, I had a sore throat — nothing unreasonable. Took...

So many of us are beautiful, fragile flowers. Except, we are sitting in a glass vase in a windowsill. We are already dead. We suck up the water. We struggle and lean into the sunshine as much as we can. But we are dead, dead, dead. We keep showing up to jobs we hate to make money to waste...

So many of us are beautiful, fragile flowers. Except, we are sitting in a glass vase in a windowsill. We are already dead. We suck up the water. We struggle and lean into the sunshine as much as we can. But we are dead, dead, dead. We keep showing up to jobs we hate to make money to waste...

Per the Oxford Dictionary, an altar is defined as: “[A] table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity.” Whether you’re a religious person or not, the word “altar” likely conjures up imagery such as people kneeing and...

Per the Oxford Dictionary, an altar is defined as: “[A] table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity.” Whether you’re a religious person or not, the word “altar” likely conjures up imagery such as people kneeing and...

“I have the worst luck.” “How can you believe in God when bad things happen to good people?” These meditations nor Eudaimonia are explicitely religious, firstly. They work just fine for those of us who believe, but also apply for those who do not believe. We tend to hold a misperception that ...

“I have the worst luck.” “How can you believe in God when bad things happen to good people?” These meditations nor Eudaimonia are explicitely religious, firstly. They work just fine for those of us who believe, but also apply for those who do not believe. We tend to hold a misperception that ...

There are demons within us. Some of us have few. Most of us have many. There are demons out in others in the world. How quick we are to subjugate the world to our scrutinizing words and gaze for their demons. “What a stupid thing to believe.” “How can you follow such an ideology?” “It’s just ...

There are demons within us. Some of us have few. Most of us have many. There are demons out in others in the world. How quick we are to subjugate the world to our scrutinizing words and gaze for their demons. “What a stupid thing to believe.” “How can you follow such an ideology?” “It’s just ...

You have been sleeping with a man other than your significant other because it has been easy to do. Your man was away, or busy, or ignorant… and this was a quick , easy moment of pleasure. But was it what was BEST? You have been eating pizza rolls, fast food, and sweets every day. It’s conve...

You have been sleeping with a man other than your significant other because it has been easy to do. Your man was away, or busy, or ignorant… and this was a quick , easy moment of pleasure. But was it what was BEST? You have been eating pizza rolls, fast food, and sweets every day. It’s conve...

Gratitude Meditations — I II III IV V VI Seeing as it’s Thanksgiving, let’s practice gratitude meditation together all week to celebrate. Gratitude is a best practice that should be utilized not just for holding hands around a family-ensconced dinner table with a turkey, sweet potatoe...

Gratitude Meditations — I II III IV V VI Seeing as it’s Thanksgiving, let’s practice gratitude meditation together all week to celebrate. Gratitude is a best practice that should be utilized not just for holding hands around a family-ensconced dinner table with a turkey, sweet potatoe...

There is an old joke that something is “only illegal if you get caught.” The logical extension is “Is it wrong if no one catches me?” or “If no one sees me?” For all except the sociopaths or supreme narcissists, if something is “wrong” — especially by your own standards — then it’s wrong, no m...

There is an old joke that something is “only illegal if you get caught.” The logical extension is “Is it wrong if no one catches me?” or “If no one sees me?” For all except the sociopaths or supreme narcissists, if something is “wrong” — especially by your own standards — then it’s wrong, no m...

In Jocko Willink’s book Discipline Equals Freedom, he has a segment talking about the importance of fearing failure. And I agree. Bringing this idea into the framework of Eudaimonia, I like to audit myself. For Physical Wellness , what would failure look like for myself? Maybe I let myself sl...

In Jocko Willink’s book Discipline Equals Freedom, he has a segment talking about the importance of fearing failure. And I agree. Bringing this idea into the framework of Eudaimonia, I like to audit myself. For Physical Wellness , what would failure look like for myself? Maybe I let myself sl...

Death Meditations — I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV Imagine floating in space. You were once a great Ranger in the year 2225, out exploring the nearby star Alpha Centauri. It took you over 5 years to arrive here from Earth, having flown around Mars, thro...

Death Meditations — I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV Imagine floating in space. You were once a great Ranger in the year 2225, out exploring the nearby star Alpha Centauri. It took you over 5 years to arrive here from Earth, having flown around Mars, thro...