The Power Of Vulnerability – MindFitMove

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Good News! Your Dreams Are Made Of Crap

Your dreams are not made of clouds. Your dreams are not made of pixie dust. Your dreams are made of CRAP! Dirty, smelly, inconvenient, annoying, scary, crap. So often, we see all the miles and miles between us and our dreams as a problem. You think, “Aw man if I could just get past this … Continue reading →

5 Things I Learned In Front of a Crowd of 300 People

5 Things I Learned In Front of a Crowd of 300 People –  As I stood inside the dark hallway to the right of the stage my palms we’re sweaty, my heartbeat was elevated, and my mind was a bit hazy. I was about to pitch a business idea to a crowd of 300 people. … Continue reading →

How To Prepare Mindfully

How to Prepare Mindfully Preparation often comes up during discussions about the joy of mindfulness and living in the present moment. After all, how can you live in the present while still preparing for the future? It’s so easy to think that the goal of mindfulness is to exist in the veil of permanent presence, … Continue reading →

How Making Mistakes Builds Trust

How Making Mistakes Builds Trust It’s easy to think that the way to build trust is to be perfect, to be 100% reliable, to be always responsive, and to always behave in a way that pleases others. We get this message a lot growing up. We receive praise from teachers, parents, and the authorities that … Continue reading →

5 Little Things That Will Make You Happy

5 Little Things That Will Make You Happy 1. Smiling – (It’s science. Or at least I remember someone telling me it’s science.) For over a year I did smiling practice. I tried to smile whenever I remembered. I asked other people to help me by smiling at me to remind me to smile. It … Continue reading →

How Facing Yourself Changes Everything

How Facing Yourself Changes Everything I remember the moment like it was yesterday. I was sitting on the step of my neighbor’s house slowly pulling on a cigarette. I stubbed it out and said “crap!” My neighbor and friend looked at me with a confused expression. I turned and looked at her with a crinkled … Continue reading →

Why I’m a Fraud

Why I’m a Fraud Recently I’ve been struggling to write blog posts. The reason I’ve struggled is that it’s hard to write about how all of you can live more mindful, happy lives when I’m not feeling very mindful and happy myself. And to be honest recently I’ve been fighting the urge to leave it … Continue reading →

Less Stress, More Sleep – Developing a Mindful Bedtime Routine

How to Put Your Worries To Bed – Developing a Mindful Bedtime Routine Not too long ago a client came to me with a problem. Her story is one I’d heard before. She’s a family doctor, has two kids, and she plays roller derby. By the time she takes care of everything in the day … Continue reading →

Receiving Bad News

Receiving Bad News Maybe it would be nice if our lives were only full of good news, but I’m not so sure. Sure good news is fun and happy. You get to celebrate and enjoy. But if all we ever got with good news I’m not sure we would ever really learn anything. Recently I … Continue reading →