Resilience

Fifteen years ago, I lost my way. This is what building a life, not an image, has taught me about finding my way back. The moment I was sitting in the audience watching my daughter receive her white coat at her medical school's White Coat Ceremony. It was the kind of moment you picture for [...]

In today’s always-connected, perpetually-hurried life, rest can be elusive. It’s hard to stop when everything and everyone around you seems to want to go, go, go.

Many of us are operating in a state of disconnect. We’ve learned to psych ourselves up to deal with life’s mundane challenges; we’ve become experts at going through the motions even when our hearts and minds are elsewhere. We can cook a meal, keep in touch with friends and family, succeed in our work, all while mentally and emotionally feeling a little…meh.

"Meh" doesn't mean depressed or burned out; you still can have hope and energy and be surrounded by good people. The technical term for "meh," coined by sociologist Corey Keys and popularized by organizational psychologist Adam Grant, is languishing.

Bliss isn’t reserved for people who “have it all.” This expansive all encompassing feeling is available for you when you move forward with practice, dedication and a willingness to make choices for your own well-being.

When we take responsibility for our lives, we no longer allow our ego and mind to keep us in a perpetual victim loop. Liberation begins the day we realize we are not our thoughts.