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Why I Stopped Trying to Be Thin and Started Trying to Be Strong

“The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.” ~Arnold Schwarzenegger [...]

The Cost of Chronic Stress and 6 Practical Steps to Presence

“You are not your thoughts. You are the observer of your thoughts.” ~Amit Ray I was in the middle of responding to my third “urgent” [...]

How to Create Micro-Moments of Joy to Help You Keep Going

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh I want to shine a [...]

A Simple Practice That’s Keeping Me Out of Catastrophic Thinking

“Hope is not a prediction. It is the choice to believe something good is possible before we have proof.” For most of my life, I [...]

Finding Peace When You Don’t Know What Comes Next

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” ~Eckhart Tolle For as long as I can remember, [...]

What I Learned About Love and Worth When Money Was Gone

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” ~Oprah Winfrey The fluorescent lights of [...]

How I Found Peace When Everything Suddenly Felt Out of My Control

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche I was twenty-five weeks pregnant when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Still [...]

How to Stop Judging Yourself and the Past Year Harshly

“The way you look at things is the most powerful force shaping your life.” ~John O’Donohue As often happens at this time of year, I [...]

A Tiny Bit of Tiny Buddha, with You Every Day

I might be just a little biased, but I find this site very soothing. It’s my literal home on the web—built humbly in 2009 with [...]

The Truth About Healing I Didn’t Learn in Med School

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi I’ve spent most of my adult life helping people heal. I’m a podiatrist, a [...]