Savoring Turns Good Moments Into Lasting Meaning
If you don’t practice savoring, even good moments can pass without much impact. In this week’s episode of Office Hours, I explain why that happens and what to do about it. Because of our built-in negativity bias, we tend to overlook positive experiences unless we make an effort to notice them. I share three simple ways to practice savoring so you can experience your life more deeply, remember it more clearly, and find meaning even in the hard moments. Watch the full episode now on: https://t.co/NiBXrP7Oww
Silence Over Prayer: Let Life Unfold Naturally
Prayer means you are trying to tell God what to do. Meditation means you understand what a ridiculous idea it is to tell the basis of creation what to do. So you simply become silent. If you become silent on...
Receiving Jesus Quiets Doubts; Faith Transforms Inner Questions
Questions Disappear After Receiving Jesus 💥 See full video here: https://t.co/dxoKnfkKxI A striking truth: when people truly receive the Lord, many questions fade as faith transforms from within. #Faith #Christianity #Apologetics https://t.co/KLg393dlYV
Cultivate Agency and Healing Through Self‑Reflection Tools
The new Huberman Lab episode is out: Tools to Bolster Your Mental Health & Confidence | Dr. Paul Conti 0:00 Paul Conti 2:51 Self View; Tool: What's Going Right?; State Dependence 10:03 Sponsors: Helix Sleep & BetterHelp 12:44 Tool: Compassionate Curiosity; Falseness; Social Media 21:00...
Friendship’s Purpose: Deepening the Spirit
"Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit." 💗 Kahlil Gibran #MondayMotivation #SuccessTRAIN #Friendship #JoyTRAIN https://t.co/3PGUgzgyyf
Finding Your Why Fuels Bold, Purposeful Action
What's your "why" — and did you figure it out early or later in life? For the full 10percenthappier podcast episode with Ranjay Gulati — Harvard Business School professor and bestselling author of How to Be Bold and Deep Purpose —...
Trust the Future Dots; Follow Your Heart Confidently
"So you have to trust that somehow the dots will connect in your future. You have to trust in something, your gut, your destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing the dots will connect down the road will give you the...
Jung: Suffering Fuels Creative Divine Potential
The pain in you and the god in you – Carl Jung on the relationship between psychological suffering and creativity https://t.co/mKU05A3jQJ
Arrogance vs Self‑Knowledge: Fear Builds Standards, Clarity Guides
As a doctor of psychology, something I recently coached a CEO on: The difference between arrogance & self knowledge is whether the standard is built on fear or clarity.
Reality Is Mind‑Stuff, Not Physical Space‑Time
"The stuff of the world is mind-stuff. ... The mind-stuff is not spread in space and time; these are part of the cyclic scheme deciphered by the mind-stuff". Sir Arthur Eddington, The Nature of the Physical World, 1928.
Jesus: The Only Path to Knowing the Father
Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. - John 14 Fr’s homily- “Is this important? Do...
Pause, Choose a Path, and Follow Its Direction
30 seconds to breathe that you choose a road to focus on and see where it leads
Life Begins When Change Comes From Within
“If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends. If broken by an inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from the inside.”
True Trust Sees the Bigger Pattern, Not Mere Hope
"Hope and trust must not be confused... He who blindly, obstinately repeats “let us hope” does not trust; he is really only hoping for a lucky break in the momentarily propitious game governed by the law of necessity. Those who...
Daily Stillness Shields Against Stress‑Driven Decisions
Going into the day without sitting in at least a min or two of stillness makes us susceptible to making stress-based decisions and to being more reactive than responsive. Since stress isn’t taking any days off, we ideally don’t wanna...
Return to God, Find Joy and Redemption
It was a great morning of worship at Grace Family Church. The Praise Team lifted the name of Jesus and Pastor Mike used the story of the Prodigal Son to speak to our men-and to all of us-about how to...
Use a 2‑Minute Mortality Check‑In to Prioritize Meaning
Here’s a new habit to improve your life: think about death — in the form of a two-minute mortality check-in. As Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, founder of End Well, says, “By virtue of living. We’re also dying — and remembering that...
Reclaiming Autonomy: Healing After High‑Control Religious Control
Healing from a high control religion looks like: Questioning what you were told not to question. Recognizing control that was framed as truth + safety. Feeling anger without labeling it “wrong.” Grieving what it cost you to stay… and what it cost you to leave. Learning...
Notice the Present Daily to Boost Simple Happiness
Nobody's asking you to be blissful all the time. That's not realistic and frankly it sounds exhausting. But maybe you can be a little bit happier — not through some massive transformation, just by choosing to notice what's already here...
Art and Storytelling Reveal Our Identity and Desires
“One of the functions of art is to give people the words to know their own experience… Storytelling is a tool for knowing who we are and what we want.” A gorgeous conversation with Ursula K. Le Guin: https://t.co/X6a6zUFt5O
Invented Words Reveal Unnamed Emotions in Life
In a lifetime of reading, few books have charmed and moved me more than The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – uncommonly lovely invented words for what we feel but cannot name, such as maru mori (“the heartbreaking simplicity of ordinary...
Love Originates Within, Not as a Transaction
Love is not a transaction. Love is a beautiful thing that happens within you. It may find expression outside, but it is from within. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/jXmmjtJFwQ
Fairy Tales, Robin Rescue, Poem Celebrate Tenacious Hope
At the link, this week's oasis of small sanities in one place – how fairy tales reveal the difference between hope and trust, the story of the black robin and the power of tenacious tenderness, and a poem about the...
Purpose Fuels Survival Even in Life’s Harshest Moments
"There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions as the knowledge that there is a meaning in one's life." Viktor E. Frankl 💚 #mindset #character #purpose...
Let Go of the Past, Live in Now
You can’t erase the past but you can stop dragging the past into the present
Befriend Your Wanting Monster, Find the Still Point of Enough
The Wanting Monster is in me, and it is in you. The question is, how do we befriend it? A tender modern fable about resting at the still point of enough: https://t.co/Uor76RbjGD
Expression, Not Answers, Drives True Creativity
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” https://t.co/mX6uKMOi7O
Graduation Marks the Start of Life’s Purpose Quest
Graduation looks like an ending — it really isn't. It's the start of a harder, more important question: not just what they're going to do, but what their life is actually for. I’ve been thinking about that a lot in...
Empty Consciousness Still Feels Peace, Love, Happiness?
If being or consciousness is like empty space – nothing, with no objective content – how can it legitimately be described as peaceful, loving, or happy? Watch Rupert’s latest video here on YouTube: https://t.co/kaHvjzkmSm https://t.co/1qUEZx0iZo
Success Without Purpose Leaves You Feeling Empty
Worked 7 years in corporate, changed 4 jobs, but still felt unhappy... A man from Bengaluru shared his story on social media... working in corporate for 7 years Changed 4 different jobs Got good salary hikes up to 50% Career looked successful from outside But...
Your Greatest Treasure Lies Within—Embrace Your Destiny
Stack knowledge and skills, stay curious, have a bias for action, and have faith and trust in God. 🫡🙌🏼 ✨ The treasure you seek has always been within you. 📣 https://elmads.com/?p=12178 — Your Destiny is You: Embracing Your Unique Journey 📣 https://elmads.com/?p=9309...
Confidence Without Clarity Leads to Disaster
People are enormously confident without any Clarity in their heads. That is a disaster. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/UoUhix8TtD
Three Simple Antidotes to Suffering, Says George Saunders
George Saunders on the 3 antidotes to your suffering and how to be an instrument of kindness in a harsh world https://t.co/DUCgC3JHbu
Philosopher Emily Levine Embraces Death, Preserves Life
“How do you defeat death without killing off life?” Hear why the late philosopher Emily Levine didn't fear death when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. https://t.co/XkWpPpIUJE
Simplify Your Life for True Inner Peace
May Goal: Reorganize your life so that you can truly have inner peace. This means removing unnecessary stress and making more time for meditation, quiet moments, and healthy habits.
Chesterton Finds Life’s Meaning in a Dandelion
The dandelion and the meaning of life – G.K. Chesterton's wonderful, wonder-full meditation on wonder https://t.co/ZxnF3tt3Zq
Obstacles Become Opportunities: Millions Transform Challenges
12 years ago The Obstacle Is The Way was released. Flash forward, and that book has now sold millions of copies all around the world and has been published in over 40 languages. For the last decade, The Obstacle is the Way...
When Thank‑You Goes Missing, Healing Begins
Tonia, my guest today, made her daughter an Easter basket, and her daughter never said thank you. This has left Tonia feeling unacknowledged and unappreciated. Join Tonia and me for this powerful mother-daughter Work. Listen at podcast.thework.com Join Byron Katie live...
Meaning Emerges From Lived Experience, Not AI Patterns
The Curious Geometry of the Lived Experience 📌Human thought is shaped by time, identity, and lived history. AI is not. 📌AI processes sequence, but it does not accumulate a self. 📌Meaning comes from a life lived, not just patterns recognized. https://t.co/YUtbBYMXEM
Stop Overplanning: Trust Feeling, Move When Ready
You don’t need a perfectly curated plan to get everything you want. That belief is actually what’s slowing you down. The most aligned, expansive things in my life came from letting go of the how and moving when it felt...
True Peace Stems From Within, Not External Events
"Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances." Mahatma Gandhi #FridayThoughts #FridayMotivation #InnerPeace #MindBody #Mindfulness #Health #HealthCoach https://t.co/7Ml19QY7pV
Learn Self‑Compassion, Stop Being Your Own Critic
Do you kick your own butt because you think it keeps you on your toes? Same. And it turns out we're both wrong. Doing a small event in NYC on May 17th at 92Y with my friend Allison Gilbert — talking about...
Exploring Humanity's Need to Matter on Nonzero Podcast
On the Nonzero podcast, Robert Wright chats with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about mattering and The Mattering Instinct. https://t.co/yNuPTJVyFh via @YouTube
Find Inner Clarity for Balanced, Purposeful Decisions
Clarity within leads to strength in every decision. This Buddha Purnima, may you find balance, patience, and Purpose. #BuddharPurnima #MOFSL #MotilalOswal https://t.co/4dA2V89dbQ
Truth Is Here, Not Somewhere to Reach
On this day, Gautama the Buddha realized there is no going towards Truth. If you become available, it is right here. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/GmCIGIyddG
Finding Purpose Even in Life’s Worst Moments
I am. 😅 I can be experiencing THE WORST and I will still believe there’s something in it for me and that it’s happening for my greater good.
True Purpose Lies Beyond Titles, Not Political Office
Former Nebraska senator Ben Sasse is dying of pancreatic cancer at the age of 54. And he’s using whatever time he has left to talk about what really matters. In a moving interview with @Scott Pelley on @60Minutes, Sasse said...
Live Faster: Daily Reminder of Life’s Shortness
What would you do differently if you reminded yourself every day that your time here is short? For the full 10percenthappier podcast episode with James Patterson — the world's bestselling novelist — and Patrick Leddin — NYT bestselling author and leadership...
We Notice Meaning only After It Passes
"It’s strange to understand why you’ve read something only after you’ve finished reading it, and to realize weeks later why you spent so much time thinking about the woman at the next table in the pastry shop instead of giving your undivided...
Annie Dillard Reminds Us: Live with Humble Curiosity
What a weasel knows that we forget – on Annie Dillard's birthday, her timeless meditation on how to live https://t.co/VdWkPnKvdy