About Worry

About Worry

Our brains are often referred to as problem-solving mechanisms. We have a brilliant system in place that allows us to come up with a number of possible solutions to issues so we can pick the perfect action to take. When the system works well, we call it...
How to Let Go

How to Let Go

Have you ever been told to let go of an emotion or a feeling? Were you annoyed because no one ever seems to explain how to actually do that? This summer I meditated at a Buddhist Monastery in Portugal and I finally figured out what meditation is. It is an exercise for...
About Excitement

About Excitement

Excitement is a strong positive emotion. It gives us a boost of energy and inspires fast positive action. Because it is such a strong emotion, many people have learned to tone it down or even suppress it entirely. But excitement is very powerful and once we allow...
About Guilt

About Guilt

Guilt is a feeling, meaning we are taught to experience it. Worse, we are trained into keeping ourselves feeling guilty as a form of self-punishment. This dynamic is based on the limiting belief in some societies that we were born to suffer and that mistakes deserve...