We can use our values to build our self esteem. Living in line with what we believe is important can shape us into a person we respect.

A huge piece of values aligned living is deciding what is important and working to protect it. Sometimes this involves taking risks; or changing how you live; or casting out an old idea or perspective. Very often it requires demanding MORE from ourselves. Consider environmental change. It is a huge area of concern for many […]

Values are invaluable tools to help us guide and live our lives in a way that supports our goals and mental health.

How you define your financial label may be costing you money. Here's why its important to evaluate how we define ourselves and what is essential.

Why the millenial snowflake isn't a real thing.

Labeling and calling people down is easy. However, using these behaviors is a quick way to harm ourselves.

We are all afraid that we are fundamentally not good enough. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The Problem: Chronic pain is a part of many people’s lives. We have a lasting injury. We have a chronic condition that causes us discomfort. This could be something as simple as allergies to something as complex as ALS. For myself, I was recently diagnosed with Scoliosis. It isn’t ‘painful’, but the rotation of my […]

“What an upside-down state of affairs when a man who is divine by his gift of reason thinks his excellence depends on the possession of lifeless bric-a-brac.” ~ Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy (written in 524 AD) Minimalism is one of those faddy concepts that people often find disdainful. I’ve heard it called everything from […]

Today I learned of Pyrrhic victories- a state in which winning ruins the victor. I had never heard such a term before, but of course it makes perfect sense. There are some battles which cost too much to win. But humans are complicated creatures. We fight battles for many reasons- justice, moral superiority, pride, revenge […]