Articles on Personal Development

Big Sky Mind

It wasn’t my intention to fall from the sky. Actually, it was never my intention to be so far from Earth that skydiving out of a Cessna was my only choice of return. Options are...

Peace, Lovin' and Happiness

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Fear not, dateless one. Cupid is striking the warrior pose and launching love arrows from his laptop this Valentine’s Day. New cyberdating...

What a Loving God Will (or Won

On the closest point to heaven atop one of San Francisco's highest hills sits the glorious Grace Cathedral, an Episcopal church that "courageously embraces innovation and open-minded...

Get a Life ... Coach

What do you want to do with the rest of your life? What’s your strategy for accomplishing it? Are you happy with your current career path, or your current relationship? If you...

The Seven Miracles of Mindfulness

Mindfulness is our ability to be aware of what is going on both inside us and around us. It is the continuous awareness of our bodies, emotions, and thoughts. Through mindfulness, we...

Check Off Your Own Kind of 'Bucket List' The 5 Wishes Way

I learned how to change my life at an engagement party. It was a celebration for a friend embarking on his fifth matrimonial adventure. "She is the woman of my dreams,” Max...

How to Get Comfortable in Uncomfortable Situations

I'll bet there is something you'd like to do that you've been putting off for a long, long time. Maybe it's a one-time thing, such as asking for a raise or telling your husband that...

StickK it to Me

The new year is a great time to make resolutions — and, of course, to reflect on how far we’ve fallen short on those of years passed. Statistics show that a majority of...

Lettuce Be Grateful

Something very beautiful happened to me the other day. Something beautiful is happening all the time actually, but for the most part my mind is too busy thinking to notice. But on this...

Alone, A Memoir

Memoirs about personal transformation are often a mixed bag. Though they can inspire hope that the reader, in all his/her ordinariness, might follow in the memoirist’s footsteps...