In the United States, the average American consumes 90 grams or more of sugar daily. A study that took place over thirty years investigated the level of sugar consumption that impacts our mental health - that number is 60 grams and above. No wonder mental health is at a crisis point.

Today's message is all about leadership of the heart and having the courage to Be the Change. Here are three practices to help build resilience and courage.

When we feel hopeful we want to do things for reasons bigger than ourselves. Hope can be created through goal setting, mindfulness, and more. Believe that you have the qualifications to be a leader and a pollinator for hope.

Nature helps us re-acquaint ourselves with beauty, grace, and peace. Do a little bit of good in the world today. Make eye contact. Give hugs. Let others know that you SEE them. Giving kindness and love to others helps boost energy - ours and theirs.

"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." - Marcus Aurelius. What does the good life look like for you? Get fixated on what brings you purpose, grace, and joy. Stay connected to what brings you more life.

One of the most powerful practices we can do each day is to look within. What can you control and what can you release control of? Rather than trying to change a person or a situation, reflect on what you can do in response to the situation.

From Stoic philosophy - This is the very thing that makes up a happy and virtuous life. When we can reduce "the self" versus being a vehicle for the Divine to move through our "selves," we become a vehicle for love.

The power of love is real. Love really does win. Physiologically, physically, emotionally, spiritually - love is the elixir that will lift up everything. "Love is an adventure and a conquest. It survives and develops, like the universe itself, only by perpetual discovery." ~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Amori fati = Love of Fate. Fate comes our way whether we want it or not. We get a chance to forecast what comes to our life. Much of our life is predictable. What are you willing to curate in your life that allows you to love what you have? Decorate your life with real friends, not deal friends.

This is all about the intensity of exercise in relation to life extension. Two minutes of vigorous (intense) exercise, equivalent to just 15 minutes per week can cut overall mortality risk by up to 40%. Raise your vigor, your light, and your vibrancy with high-intensity training!