Having a difficult conversation with someone you love can be very challenging. But when done from a compassionate space, it can set you free, deepen or strengthen your connection with someone, and even repair a broken relationship. What makes these type of conversations so challenging to have, is the great unknown they will inevitably put […]
Life’s 4 Most Important Decisions
The majority of people live a life of quiet resignation. We do what our family, friends, and society expect us to do. We follow the path others have laid out before us and do our best to become successful. We work hard and put in all the necessary hours. All this, only to find ourselves […]
Our Biggest Regret
When you look back at your life, what will be your biggest regret? What do you wish you had done differently? These are the questions that, as part of a research project, Dr. Karl Pillemer asked more than 1,500 people over 65 years of age. Expecting to hear things like “affairs, failed businesses or broken […]
One Heart, Five Love Languages
Imagine that you’re traveling overseas to one of your favorite destinations. One of your friends offers to drive you to the airport. On the way there, you’re amazed that someone went out of their way to drive you. After being dropped off at the terminal, another friend shows up. They hand you a gift-wrapped box […]
The Four Pillars of a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
You have a physical, emotional, and spiritual/energetic heart. If you want to enjoy radiant heart health, you must design a lifestyle that nurtures, cares, and supports these three aspects of your heart. As the generator of the largest electromagnetic field in the body, and central point of your emotional system, your heart holds the key […]
The Courage to Be You
Many people don’t know that the great American Poet, E. E. Cummings, self-published most of his work. His poetry went against the conventional thinking of the culture of his time. As a result, he struggled to find a publisher who believed in him and the message he wanted to share with the world. Despite receiving […]
For a New Beginning
John O’Donohue was an inspiring Irish philosopher, poet, and mystic who passed away unexpectedly in early 2008. Much of his writing and poetry drew deeply from Irish Celtic perspectives, both in Christian and pre-Christian wisdom, while speaking to a widely diverse, modern audience. The following poem, from his book ‘To Bless the Spaces Between Us’ […]
Creating a New Normal
In 1953, the French government decided to close their penal colony in Devil’s Island. All the prisoners were liberated from their cages and allowed to walk freely around the island. But to the authorities’ surprise, many of the prisoners returned to their cages to sleep each night. Why do you think they did that? Even […]
The Place We Call Home
We associate the word home with a place. Naturally, we think of home as somewhere we grew up in or a place we’d like to build or go back to someday. Yet at the same time, many of us are confined to our homes and unable to go anywhere else. But, what if home is simply a word that tries to describe […]
What is Heart Intelligence?
What is Heart Intelligence? And, what exactly is the difference between Heart Intelligence, IQ, and EQ? In this article, I’ll give you a clear definition of each, and at the end, I will tell you what you can do next to start accessing the intelligence, wisdom and power of your heart. Introduction These days everyone […]