If you find your job to be stressful, you’re definitely not alone.

It’s no surprise that workplace stress is one of the most common causes of anxiety.   From project overload to endless multitasking, many people find stress on the job to be overwhelming.  Left to simmer, this stress can make work anything but pleasant.

The good news is that there

I celebrate myself, and sing myself. -Walt Whitman

We are so hard on ourselves. We spend our lives wishing we were more…

More successful, thinner, funnier, wittier, more artistic, more ambitious-and the list goes on.

More. More. More. We are never totally happy with who we are.

We create a kind of infomercial in our minds. It runs

Remember this…that very little is needed to make a happy life. — Marcus Aurelius

Does this sound like you?

“When I (fill in the blank)…I will be happy.”

If you answered yes, I want you to think about this next question.

Are you really ever happy for long?

In a society that reinforces pleasure at every turn, it’s easy to feel like we can never

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. –The Dalai Lama

If you’ve ever seen The Devil Wears Prada, you’re going to understand exactly what I’m talking about in this description. And if you haven’t, try to imagine…

In life, there are THOSE people. You know the ones.

You smile; they frown. They’re right; you’re wrong. You try; they complain.

We often perceive miracles as needing to be jaw dropping, cloud parting, walk on fire, the whole sky lights up kind of magic.

Yes, many of us have experienced major miracles. We have witnessed a loved one’s unexpected healing, or survived a major accident.

In a recent Facebook post, I asked the following question. “What is the biggest life lesson you’ve learned?”

One of the answers I got was this…

“Don’t let a job or title define who you are. If you do, and you lose the job, then you lose a part of your identity. If you are no longer something, then what are you?”

“Who am I”

Are you too hard on yourself?

Chances are the answer is yes.

The truth is that you are probably harder on yourself than anyone else in this world. But what good does that do?

Compassion for ourselves (and others) is a fundamental concept of mindfulness.

This means that we should strive to treat ourselves the way we would treat anyone we love-with kindness and radical

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. –Franklin D. Roosevelt

Let me ask you a quick question. And I want you to really think about this.

What is your greatest fear?

Now let me ask you another question…one that just might change your life.

How is this fear holding you back?

The truth is that one’s biggest fear is often a roadblock