When it comes to building up a human being, unconditional attention is just as important as unconditional love.
You have the power to pursue the passions of your heart without sacrificing your job or your daily responsibilities.
Let me consider the possibilities for a moment: What might result if love becomes my default choice today? What opportunities might open up? What connections might be repaired? What moments might I ca...
Let love start this day. Let love end this day. Let love transform the minutes in between.
You have the power to live in the now despite that inner nudge pushing you out of the moment toward perfection and productivity.
What would love do? I ask myself as I look in the mirror and start picking myself apart. Love would look past the reflection and say, Look how far I’ve come. Love would say, I’m grateful for another d...
The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change. So that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger, but in wisdom,...
Just be here, I thought to myself one night. Just be right where I am now, I vowed as I snuggled in close. Don’t think about the dishes piled in the sink, or the messages in the inbox, or the trash ne...
In that moment I made a vow. No matter what happens around me, no matter what I feel I need to do, I will never be the first to let go.
A compassionate response holds saving power—power to save a bond, save a line of communication, save a person’s pride, save a moment, save a day, maybe even save a life.
THE HANDS FREE PLEDGE I’m becoming Hands Free. I want to make memories, not to-do lists. I want to feel the squeeze of my child’s arms, not the pressure of overcommitment. I want to get lost in conver...
So go on, extraordinary one. Live and let live. Love and be loved. Bloom in time—in your own time. Now I see you for who you really are. And you are a wonder.
On this journey to grasp what really matters, discomfort often comes before growth; hurt before healing; regret before promise. By going to the darkest places in our soul, we find light. This first an...
It’s critical to see all you are rather than what’s missing, imperfect, unattractive, or broken. You see, there’s someone who looks at you and sees something he or she can hold on to. You’re a keeper.
Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life....
Despite the choices of the past, today we are presented with a blank page. A beautifully flawed, yet memorable and gratitude-filled life is at our fingertips. But we must dig in—dig in to the gooey, h...
What would love do when hate-filled words and cliques build barriers that keep people out? Love would look for the lonely, excluded, and alienated. Love would reach out a hand and say, Come as you are...
THE ULTIMATE HANDS FREE LIFE HABIT BUILDER If I Live to Be 100 If I live to be 100, it won’t be because I tidied up the house before I left each day. It will be because of the glorious mess I made whi...
You are never too far gone to come back. You are never too tarnished to be made new. You are never too broken to be made whole. It’s never too late to make changes. It’s never too late to begin again....
Today I will set aside my insecurities and ask my spouse, child, parent, or loved one if I can hold them close. I will listen to their heartbeat, breathe in their scent, and tell them how much I love...