There is so much on my list to read! — I am so interested in so many things! Dream shamanism, raising healthy children, mentorship, psychology, genetics, science fiction, realism, spirituality, and more. I can’t get enough of reading, yet I read so slowly and process information at such a pace that it takes me a lot of time to get…

Our decisions are our own, and we have a choice. — Once, a long time ago, I didn’t feel like my life was my own, like I didn’t have enough essence, personality, or self-empowerment to make my own choices, decisions or take calculated risks. My sense of self wasn’t fully developed, and I didn’t hold a sense of autonomy. Pieces of…

They also seem to love me back. — The personality I wanted to embody was one I chose from many possible others. This one is wholehearted, calm, joyous, silly, and easily approachable. I became this person through years of intentionality, discovery, and emulating the people I loved. …

There are consistent observations we can make as humans scattered across faiths. — There seems to be something beyond what we see, hear, and feel around us right now. And there are multiple interpretations of what this is. …

Self-insight, connection, and self-love create belonging, trust, and acceptance. — To be stable and anchored in the here and now, we must be in tune with our body’s position in space and time through feeling our bodies, accepting our pain, and drawing from our energies. I’ve written about Nat Smith’s work in All Comes from Vulnerability and Connection a few…

Our bodies can tell us when we are hungry and what we need to eat. — For a while, I have been obese. I kept on thinking that if only I could lose some weight, I could look more attractive, feel better and less exhausted, and my health issues would disappear. …

How do you stop and relax? — The stressors of everyday life threaten to overwhelm us. We feel pain in our bodies from anxiety and cannot function. We can wake up one morning as if with a hangover without a single drink in our system. …

We ignore this question a lot! — It is astonishing that you can spend your entire childhood blissfully unaware or carefree about your own mortality as if you are indeed going to live a miniature forever before growing up. I struggled with this question all of my adult life so far: What is the point? My mortality…

Moods change so that we forget how good we have it when we do. — My moods change so quickly that it’s difficult to keep track and sometimes I’m taken unawares. I need to develop strength, resiliency, and endurance to get through such dramatic changes and tides every day, otherwise, I will crumble under the pressure and the magnitude of my illness. When depressed, I…