What does it mean to live life uninhibited? That is the question I have been asking myself. Something I haven’t done very well in my life. I have lived controlled. I have lived self-consciously. I have lived worrying about what others think of me. What is the root of this…

Qi Gong is the skill of working with energy. It’s the art of effortless power, mirroring the movement of nature. It originated 4,000 years ago in China. It’s a powerful practice that helps us to increase our energy and reduce our stress. We are energy, that is why I train…

I have always been a trier. Try harder. Push myself. Make it happen. Of course we all need a certain amount of effort to move forward. But sometimes that over-trying gets in the way. It creates tension. It creates anxiety. Being overly attached to outcomes takes all of the fun…

This one life. This one precious life. There have been many challenges. Obstacles to overcome. Dreams dashed. Divorce endured. A disintegrated knee. A metal hip. Pain. Physical pain. Emotional pain. Loss. Heartbreak. Lessons of perseverance. And then there is waking up to the truth. Everything is for my higher good. …

Get knocked down. Get back up again and again and again. Rise up one more time. Don’t stay down for the count. Rise up into wholeness. Rise up into oneness. Perseverance is the name of the game. With failing there is no shame. Fail and fail some more. Just fail…

I got it all wrong most of my life. I searched for power in all the wrong things. I was misled. Money. Followers. Likes. Muscles. Religion. Sports. Relationships. Things. External validation. Body. Image. The search outside of myself led to despair. We are sold a way of living that creates…

Encourage: To inspire with courage, spirit or hope. One thing my parents were always proud to tell me about my childhood was they rarely had to punish me because I was so good at self-punishment. I am sure that made their life a little easier as they didn’t feel the…

Training As a Spiritual Athlete This may seem like a strange thing to say, but I am going to say it anyway. I am training to be happy. I am learning to allow myself to feel good and notice when I feel bad. I have conditioned myself over the years to be unhappy. My prior…

I grew up with the erroneous belief that when I do something it has to be done perfectly. It got in my head that the only way to be of value to the world was to be perfect. These conditioned beliefs have kept me playing small and shrinking back. It…