Why Inner Peace Is the Beginning of Every Other Kind of Peace December shows up with glowing lights, soft music, and the gentle message that this is “the season of peace.”   Honestly… who wouldn’t want that? Yet in real life—between the holiday bustle, emotional triggers, high expectations, and plain old life stress—peace can feel distant. Sometimes not just distant… but impossible . But here's the truth that changes everything: Peace doesn’t start out there. Peace starts rig

A simple practice to help you stop reacting on autopilot and start responding with calm, clarity, and grace. If you’ve ever found yourself reacting in the moment—snapping at someone, stress-eating, overthinking a decision, or agreeing to something you didn’t really want to do—you already know how powerful emotions and impulses can be. That’s where something I call The Sacred Pause   comes in. It’s a simple idea I first introduced in my Stop Emotional Eating  guide, but it’s u

We’ve all been there—staring at a blank page, tweaking a project for the tenth time, or delaying a launch because it’s “not quite ready.” Perfectionism can look like high standards, but often it’s just fear wearing a clever disguise. The truth? Done is better than perfect. On a recent vacation, I came across the saddest little mini golf course  I’ve ever seen. At first, I couldn’t even tell what it was. I remember thinking, “Why are there all those oddly shaped concrete slabs

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