Why Do We Do What We Do?

Our experiences shape our behavior. Because of that, we all live life through the lens of what those experiences taught us.  Two people could grow up in the same house but have very different experiences. As a kid, I had things stolen from me. I didn’t have much, so to lose something dear to me […]

Do More For Inner Peace

I recently began going to a meditation class. The guy teaching us is incredible at instructing, and I feel so relaxed leaving the class. He gave us printouts with Buddhist prayers for meditation. Once home, I slipped the papers into sheet protectors in an organized binder I created, labeled “Mindfulness, Meditation, and Relaxation. (Oh, I’m […]