10 Keys to Emotional Sanity and Integrity
Our self-esteem and lovability increase as we become psychologically healthy. These specific practices build our integrity and effectiveness. 1. Maintain a Radical Loyalty to Reality As healthy adults, we see and accept the givens of life. We accept the limitations in ourselves and others. We appreciate our own and others’ gifts. Our adult aspiration is […]
An Obvious Secret to Longevity That Most People Overlook
“Longevity” is the flexible term that can either mean just “lifespan” or both lifespan and healthspan—years spent in good health. The internet is flooded with articles that claim to tell you how to increase your longevity. And why not? Most of us want to live longer, especially if we can still possess the vitality of […]
When Love Feels Like Pain: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “Sometimes the person you love the most is the one who teaches you the hardest lesson about yourself.” ~Unknown I once thought that being in a relationship meant […]
How to Create Micro-Moments of Joy to Help You Keep Going
Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “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 light on something […]
How ICE Raids Are Affecting Children—And What…
At the end of winter break at the Garlough Environmental Magnet School in West St. Paul, Minnesota, more than 50 students did not return to class. Principal Libby Huettl of the Garlough Environmental Magnet School. © ISD 197 At the time, federal immigration agents were conducting military-style operations throughout the area, detaining both students and […]
Why Anger and Recovery From Chronic Pain Are So Incompatible
As a life-long survivor of severe bipolar disorder, I’ve learned to navigate the shoals of mental illness with some degree of dexterity. I protect my Mental health the way I’d guard a fragile child or animal: vociferously, and with constant attention. I try never to look the other way, lest depression or mania sneak up […]
Breaking the Cycle of “There’s Something Wrong with Me”
Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “The wound is where the light enters you.” ~Rumi “I can’t do anything right. There’s something wrong with me.” My daughter said these words quietly, almost as if […]
How Self-Compassion Can Help School Leaders Stay Grounded
It’s late in the afternoon when the knock comes on the office door. A parent has arrived, visibly upset about a decision made earlier in the day. As you speak with them, their voice tightens. Your own chest does, too. You notice your shoulders creeping upward, your breath becoming shallow. You want to listen well, […]
AI Helped Me Sound “Better” and Feel Worse
Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. It was close to midnight the first time it really hit me. I was sitting alone at my kitchen table, still in work clothes, phone in hand. I’d […]
Navigating Perimenopause Together – How to Strengthen Your Relationship in Midlife
What to Expect in Midlife Perimenopause symptoms that signal the beginning of the menopause transition for women happen a lot earlier than many of us expect and not the way we often anticipate. The average age of menopause (the day after a woman has gone a full year without her period) is 51. Everyday after […]