Have you ever wished for something and worked hard to get it, only to find out in the end that it didn’t make you as happy as you thought it would? It definitely happened a few times in my life: working my way up in a career that wasn’t fulfilling me, moving to a new […]
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Relationships are one of the biggest factors that contribute to happiness. When the relationships in our life are good and strong, they bring us joy, support, and satisfaction. Studies have shown that positive relationships also help us strengthen our immune system, reduce the risks of depression and anxiety, and extend our life. Yet when relationships
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We all experience some physical and mental discomfort in our lifetime – it’s simply part of life. In the book “Buddha’s Brain”, meditation teacher Rick Hanson explains that in Buddha’s teachings this unavoidable discomfort is called the “first dart.” Of course first darts are unpleasant, but then we add our reactions to them. These are
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10 years ago, I was at a workshop, when our workshop leader, Raphael Cushnir, asked us to write what came to our mind when answering the question: What if I truly lived in accord with my heart’s desire? I just recently reread what I had written 10 years ago. Here are some of the things
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It’s funny. I feel that during some points in our life we wait until we can finally live the life we want. But what does that mean? For some people it’s when they finally meet the man or woman of their dreams. For others it’s if they finally reach a certain position at work. Or
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Last week I was at the WITI (Women in Technology International) Summit in San Jose, leading coaching circles with professional women who work in technology. It was an engaged group and everyone I talked to wanted their next role to feel fulfilling and meaningful: some were focused on the opportunity for learning, others were looking
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Are you in a career that you are not happy with? Do you feel trapped or like a hamster on a wheel sometimes? I struggled for years, staying in a job that I was miserable in, but that I stubbornly held on to. At the time I was keeping a journal that I wrote in
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Our lives seem busier than ever before. And it can be overwhelming. While technology makes our life easier in many ways, it can also create a lot more work with so much more information out there to consume, so many more people to connect to with social media, and expectations to be “always on.” I
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Have you ever had to make a decision and found it hard to figure out what to do, swinging back and forth between your options? Have you ever felt like your mind was spinning with negative thoughts, even though you were trying very hard to stop them? Have you ever felt overwhelmed with what was
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What does your schedule look like? Does it have space in it for time to just think, play and to get plenty of sleep? Or do you have a full schedule that is packed already as you are trying to figure out how to get even more done? In our high achievement culture where busyness
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