Looking for easy ways to improve how connected you feel on a daily basis? Here’s one you literally can do in your sleep. Good mental health and well-being…

At times (and especially lately), most of us will use technology to zone out, decompress or avoid feeling our feelings. But it’s important to be compassionate and realize…

With new information emerging every day about the COVID-19 pandemic, and huge numbers of people ordered to stay home to prevent its spread, this is one of the…

Digital communication is a seductress that invites us to disconnect from ourselves, our present moment, and the people around us more completely than anything else. Several reports suggest…

The holiday season is supposed to be joyous, loving, and celebratory – a supremely generous time when grudges are put aside, mistakes are forgiven, appreciation expressed, and everyone…

Many organizational experts offer advice and best practices for eliminating clutter. But at the heart of every uncluttering method lies the same simple truth: the things you keep…

Do you struggle with clutter, or do you have a loved one who does? The odds are pretty good you do – recent community surveys suggest as many…

In these politically polarizing times, many people around the world are feeling even more disconnected from each other. Even worse, many of us have totally stopped trying to…

We’ve all been there at some point – furiously ranting and ruminating to ourselves about all of the reasons a person or setback is evil, thoughtless, stupid or…

The practice of mindful communication is inextricably linked to the teachings of connection theory, with the two concepts serving each other in a symbiotic relationship. Mindful communication not…

In a keynote talk to thousands of employees of a leading and innovative customer relations firm, Tony Robbins boldly asserted: “To feel alive, you have to grow.”  He…

As a society, we constantly talk about our “values,” as if we as individuals (or we as a country) actually know what those values are. If you had…

Family remains one of the primary ways we source connection to others. If you are one of the lucky few, then your biological family may be a place…

We’ve been doing a series of blog posts on how to cultivate more meaning in everyday life, because it is the single most powerful way to experience a…

One of the most important skills in our quest to infuse more meaning and joy into your life is being able to make meaning – especially in activities…

How do you react to the distressing news that streams endlessly at you from your TV, the newspapers, and your devices? Human suffering and wrongdoing are facts of…

Mindful communication can create more intimacy in our relationships and deepen our levels of self-connection, but communicating wisely in every situation can be a challenge. One tool that…

Most people who have experienced oneness say they’d choose to live permanently in this state of mind if it were possible. Oneness is perhaps the most profound and…

Tapping into your creative instinct is an amazing, enjoyable way to connect with yourself and others. We’ve put together a list of helpful things to keep in mind…

In recent years, our society has stopped seeing creativity as the exclusive domain of the naturally “gifted” or “talented” and started viewing creative expression as a birthright. We…