When we are stuck, we are forced to focus on the tiniest parts of our lives that we don’t want or we don’t like. In narrow, tight places, all other options seem unlikely… Today Blair discusses how we can simply move out of the spaces in which we feel most stuck:

Our behaviors should not be chosen based on the questions of “is acting this way good” or “is acting this way bad,” rather the question should be about sustainability. What does this mean? Listen to today’s podcast to hear more.

Sounds a little strange, doesn’t it?  How can my problem be a memory?  In today’s clip, Blair shines a fresh perspective on our perception of what problems are, and the roll that our memories and imagination play in our “problem”.  After hearing this, the next problem you have might look a little different:

If you have a desire for someone to change, even if that desire has a very good intention behind it of health or success, it means you are not fully accepting who that person is right now in this moment. What does love mean, if not acceptance? At this point in his life, Blair is […]

Discussion about the mind body connection is very popular today, but what is it really? What does it mean, and what facilitates the connection? In today’s podcast, Dr. Oswald and Blair shed a lot of light on the topic, and you may be pleasantly surprised with the answers.

Dear Friends of Alive and Healthy, Today’s audio podcast is a reading of Desert Storm — a short essay I wrote over the weekend. As you may know, we are giving away (while supplies last) free copies of The Happiness Revolution. Before people toss me into that cesspool of online hooligans trying to snatch their […]

You are something greater than your temporary thoughts, mind and body. In order to understand this “something greater,” you need to experience it in a tangible way. If your identity becomes more based in “something greater,” than in that which is fleeting, the result is undeniable safety. You can understand the world as it really […]

Effective self-improvement exercises are designed to reveal the parts of ourselves that we might prefer to overlook, or even avoid. In this podcast, Blair discusses the best approach to this dilemma when it arises:

Why do we hold on to our stories of misery? And what roll does our mind play in our attachment to these stories? Sorting things out using our conscience invites a new perspective. Listen to Blair here in this week’s podcast.

The story of freedom is the memory that self-improvement is possible. It’s the primordial memory that things can be better than they are now in our lives. In today’s podcast, Blair discusses the drive for self-improvement and where it originates: