Today, I had the privilege of listening to a dear friend share her personal struggle with feelings of shame and guilt. These emotions were triggered by something that may not have bothered you or me, but they became very real for her. It got me thinking deeply about how shame affects us, and I want...

Value and being happy are choices we make every day. Too often, we find ourselves caught in a loop of seeking validation from others or measuring our happiness by external circumstances. Some people are never satisfied, no matter what we do or how hard we try. You've probably heard things like, “...

For much of my life, I believed that peace meant living in balance, a stress-free existence. I pictured it as a straight, flat, horizontal line. But it wasn’t until I spent time in the cardiac ward with a family member, watching the heart monitor, that I realized a flat line doesn’t symbolize peace—...

Where is your favorite place to be?    Close your eyes, can you see it?  Feel it?  

I have a favorite place in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.   It is a spot where the river rushes over rocks, surrounded by tall trees and surrounded by a tall wall of rocks.   I rarely see it any more....but the ima...