Self‑Worth Comes From Within, Not External Validation
Your self worth and esteem have to be an INSIDE game, not an outside game.
Unlived Potential Breeds Bitterness and Self‑suffering
Quote I’m pondering 🤔: “The world is full of people suffering from the effects of their own unlived life. They become bitter, critical, or rigid, not because the world is cruel to them, but because they have betrayed their own...
Aging Body, Timeless Soul: Embracing Freedom at 80
The body ages. Consciousness does not. Love does not. The soul does not. As I approach my 80th year, I want to share a personal reflection on freedom, vitality, and the chapter ahead. Watch the full message. https://t.co/TKk9i8bw0Q
Sometimes Helping Means Letting a Friend Feel Pain
The radical act of letting things hurt – how (not) to help a friend in sorrow https://t.co/fUkbvUKr60
Identity in Christ Trumps Career and Worldly Success
I love sports nutrition and genuinely enjoy being a dietitian, helping athletes fuel their bodies and perform at their best. But at the end of the day, my career as a dietitian is not my identity. I’m a daughter of...
Gary Snyder's Wisdom: Unbreaking the World on His Birthday
Gary Snyder – one of the great spirits of the past century, born on this day in 1930 – on how to unbreak the world https://t.co/K7I8kW7LYn
Your Thoughts, Not Your Schedule, Cause the Stress
It is not your schedule that is killing you. It is your preoccupation with your thoughts and emotions. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/A8kEkKkEoO
Your Identity Endures When Roles Fade Away
Four days until Check the Thread is released. There are moments in life when the title changes, the room changes, the assignment changes, and the mirror asks a deeper question: Who are you when the thing you were known for is no...
Awaken From the Daily Matrix: Find Stillness Within
People say the matrix is a metaphor I’m not so sure You wake up check a screen react all day chase things you were told to want fall asleep distracted repeat At some point you have to ask who is actually choosing this Your body feels tense your mind feels crowded your...
Meaning Lives in the Present, Not a Future Prize
An awesome article about my interview with Dave Evans on how to live a meaningful life…https://www.santacruzworks.org/news/meaning-isnt-the-prize-at-the-end-its-the-moment-youre-actually-in “What actually makes life feel meaningful day to day?” Tune into the podcast episode: https://bit.ly/davemeaning
Everything Is Temporary; We Own Nothing, Return to Source
You don’t own anything. It’s all rented. When you take your last breath, it all goes back to the middle of the table.
Self‑care First: You Must Nurture Yourself to Help Others
If I can't take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else. #mindfulness #lovingkindness #buddha wisdom https://t.co/GmBLWOfYTG
Physical Needs Are Means, Not Life's Ultimate Aim
Physical needs are to be satisfied, not pursued as the ultimate goal of life. -Sg https://t.co/QdWowk5YDX
Give Mom a Year‑Long Devotional for Daily Faith
Looking for a meaningful Mother’s Day gift? Give your mom a 365-day devotional designed to strengthen her faith and encourage her daily. https://t.co/DVDoCb0uxT https://t.co/SAnItjvkLB
Try a 3‑Month Break to Test Your Dependencies
The 3 month rule. Whatever you’re thinking you may be dependent on, see if you can go 3 months without it That’s how you can liberate yourself from the dependency Or you may discover that the dependency is stronger than you thought In...
Choose Exploration over Comfort; Joy Fuels Healing
"You are here to explore not ignore why you are here." Don't let boredom become your companion and build your forever home in your "comfort zone." "A joyful heart is good for healing; a depressed spirit dries the bones."– Proverbs
True Compassion Demands Selflessness, Even When Unpopular
Two thoughts from Karen Armstrong "When you feel compassion, you dethrone yourself from the centre of the world." “Compassion is not a popular virtue.”
Embracing Uncertainty: A Must‑Read on Not Knowing
After 5 years exploring the hard problem, this new book is very much up my alley: How to Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World that Demands Answers: Stolzoff, Simone: 9781324089452: https://t.co/0LV7sFauHN: Books https://t.co/kBP7NRuOVg
Embrace Openness and Trust Uncertainty for Humanity
"To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control." Philosopher Martha Nussbaum, who turns 79 today, on how to live with our human...
Meaning Isn't Found; It's Built Beyond Impact
Stop chasing “the meaning of life.” Dave Evans says that question might be the wrong one entirely. In this episode, he breaks down how meaning actually works—and why impact and fulfillment alone won’t get you there. 🎧 Listen now and rethink what...
Say Yes for Opportunity, No for Focus
Koan #66 “Say yes to everything” brings opportunity. “Say no to everything” brings focus. Speak the word that brings what you need today.  And the student was enlightened. https://t.co/gZawrwsXaJ
Four Speech Stages Reveal Breath‑Mind‑Speech Unity
In this video, I explore the four stages of speech as understood in the ancient Isha tradition, and delve into the subtle art of mindful communication and the profound connection between breath, mind, and speech. Watch here https://t.co/QZUL13G0Cm
Your Soul Craves Freedom, Not a Reasonable Promotion
You don't actually want a promotion. You want to wake up and feel like your days belong to you. You want to stop performing gratitude for a life that doesn't fit. You want your nervous system to relax. You want...
Change Grows Through Slow, Safe, Repeated Practice
I know not entering at all would feel great. But rarely do we start there. Awareness doesn’t meet change with the snap of the fingers most of the time. It takes practice. Over and over again. It’s showing yourself you...
Renew Your Mind to Discern God’s Perfect Will
Romans 12:2: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect
Live the Gospel: Love, Service, and Faithful Action
Good morning ☀️ Lately I’ve been asked where to start in the Bible, and I always come back to the Gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke because that’s where you truly meet Jesus. This morning, as I finished the book of Mark, I...
You’re Not Behind; You’re Evolving.
girls in their 30s be like “omg I’m so behind” but they’ve healed their inner child, stopped people-pleasing, left that toxic job, started therapy, traveled to 50 countries, own real estate, have financial freedom, found joy in being alone and will...
True Freedom: Let Go, Nothing Truly Belongs to You
Marcus Aurelius wrote this over 1800 years ago: “What are you afraid of losing, when nothing in the world actually belongs to you?”
Life Starts When Survival Becomes a Given
Human Life does not end with survival. Human Life begins only when survival is taken care of. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/ZvGqIa9ENB
John Lennox Reveals Faith, Danger, and Miracles
https://t.co/oKohRd2bpi John Lennox Shares His Life Story: Faith, Danger & Miracles with Dr. James Tour
Finding Meaning: Tefillin Wrapped After Father's Passing
What a pleasure @FarroYossi I hadn’t wrapped Tefillin since my father passed away. Was meaningful. Thank you for bringing me this mitzvah. Our funds are larger than that but I’ll forgive your typo ;)
Kierkegaard's Birthday Insight: Transform Anxiety Into Creative Power
Kierkegaard, born on this day in 1813, on how to channel anxiety into creativity https://t.co/gjzE4MgfuW
Transform Inside to Change Your World
The world is not as it is. The world is as you are. Change your internal world first.
Self‑reflection Unlocks Love and Opens Closed Hearts
We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open. ~ Jack Kornfield https://t.co/wsgN8AuNZ0
Experience a Live, Guided Deep Dive Into The Work
Join me for this live, hands-on, and deep dive into the practice of The Work on Monday, May 11, 2026, 9:00–11:15 a.m. Pacific Time. xoxo bk This event is hosted live on Zoom. Register: https://thework.com/athomeevent/lets-do-the-work-event/ Byron Katie guides participants through doing their...
New Study Reveals Why Psychedelics Alter Minds Forever
After turning on to psychedelics, some say they are never the same again— Why? —No one knows... until now...? https://t.co/BuAU1vrn3P
Healing Deep Wounds While Managing Everyday Life
It's honestly so simple. Just heal your family trauma, regulate your nervous system, break your addictions, process centuries of cultural trauma, repair your attachment style, reparent your inner child, and develop a spiritual practice that dissolves the boundaries between self and...
Own Your Mistakes, Unlock Real Growth
This quote never fails to humble me. And I keep coming back to it for a reason. When something goes wrong again and again, the tempting move is to look outward: The deadline. The market. The team. The timing. At some point I have to ask:...
Peace Emerges From Inner Stillness, Not External Search
"Peace of mind is not something you find. 🙏 It surfaces from within with stillness and time." 🌹 -Beth Frates MD #quote #MentalHealth #Peace #mindset #serenity #calm #JoyTRAIN #TuesdayThoughts #TuesdayMotivation https://t.co/RT1n4T7OS7
Rely on Christ, Not Self, for Peace
The world tells us to be self-reliant but God's word calls us to be Jesus Christ-reliant. One leads to striving, the other to surrender and peace. 🙏 🙌🤍 https://t.co/nuFtsWPaOB
Embrace Wu‑Wei: Freedom Through Not Trying
Trying Not to Try – finding freedom from striving in the ancient Chinese concept of wu-wei https://t.co/vgylSc4DuI
Live in the Now, Not Past or Future
"The more you are focused on time - past and future - the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is." - Eckhart Tolle It is only May 4th and life has already thrown a lot of curve...
Inner Work Turns Disturbances Into Stepping Stones
A disturbance is a disturbance only if you have not prepared yourself for it. When you do the necessary Inner Work, it becomes a stepping stone. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/OQbxXUB6WA
Graceful Grief Bonds Mothers Across Life’s Expiration
After 2.5 days "notice" we said an good-bye to my Mom's baby sister, Aunt Martie. She was 16 yrs younger than my mom; 9 yrs and 6 days older than me. She called everyone girlfriend and it felt like it....
You’re the Awareness, Not the Thoughts Inside
One of the hardest but most important practices is to realize you are not the stuff inside your head; you are the awareness that decides what to do with the stuff inside your head. The ability to choose which thoughts...
Stay Curious: Keep Wonder Alive at Any Age
You know what makes a person super interesting, especially as they get older? It's maintaining that curiosity and wonder about life and its mystery. Let go of what you think you know and open up to what you can learn in...
Le Guin Explores Time, Loyalty, and Self‑Responsibility
Ursula K. Le Guin on time, the measure of loyalty, and what responsibility for yourself really means https://t.co/xmBcfrul9d
When Early Success Fades, Family Purpose Sustains You
This is so true. I lived this. Functionally, my career as a "hedge fund guy" was over at 32. I built my ego around being a rising star, working at blue chip hedge funds, big bonuses, living the hedge fund...
Active Attention Sparks Love, Connection, and Service
What we notice, we begin to love. And what we love, we are called to serve. But attention is not passive. It can be a radical act, one that connects us to those too many don't see. When...
Shift Focus to Success to Spark Positive Action
The “other” introspection: focus on what’s going right as an entry point to generative actions, and less pathological, limiting thinking. Dr Paul Conti MD on the Huberman Lab podcast out now. (Full link below) and pinned to @hubermanlab here on...