Stop. Breathe

The spiritual teacher Poonjaji once said: “You have to decide right now to be free once and for all. Everyone who has found freedom in this lifetime has had to make this decision…” I, as those before me also stopped and asked myself, am I happy? Am I free? So, I...

Why any relationship needs counseling

Mostly when a relationship starts to struggle, the first reaction is to ignore the issues and hope it will go away. The ‘burying their head in the sand’ expression comes to mind. The notion is that the supposedly dumb ostrich believes that if it...

The Zen of you can’t change yourself

You can’t change yourself, so don’t even try. I know that’s not what the infomercials and self-help books tell you. But they’re wrong. You can’t change. Like a fat man staring into an empty fridge—there’s nothing there. So, stop it. Why can’t you change yourself?...