The Smoking Mind

Imagine lighting a stick of incense.  A silver ribbon of smoke cascades from the stem and fills the room with a sweet fragrance as it fades into the ceiling.  Now imagine lighting a cigarette.  The same thing happens, a strand of smoke rises into the air and fades away.   But the smell Read more…

Love Your Pain

Paulo Caulho said, ““Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.” It is okay to have a bad day; you are Read more…

Dear Struggling Human,

It is okay to cry. I know life feels ruthless; a constant pummeling of discourse and emotional distress. It’s okay to break down. It’s okay to reveal in yourself your flaws and mistakes. It is okay to fail. Hear these words, however… failure is a beautiful thing. Mistakes are a Read more…

Unravel Negative Thinking

Picture a spool of ribbon.  One side of the ribbon is green and the other is red.  When you wake up every morning, your ribbon is unspooled.  Throughout the day your thoughts and emotions causes the spool to roll one way or the other.  As you are feeling these thoughts, the spool is Read more…