“I realize I need to love myself more!“ I hear people say that a lot these days. Self-love is hip now. Even my 64…
We live in a very tired world. Over 60 percent of workers in America suffer from burnout and extreme fatigue. And things are not…
The new year started in a whirlwind. I wrote three essays over the holidays. Two of them got on media outlets of high traffic…
I used to believe that positive thinking is the key to a happy life. We’ve all heard it before — try to look at…
(This article was published in Elephant Journal.) I was reshuffling my book collection when my old vision board tumbled off the shelf. Thud! It plunged…
(This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post.) I was having lunch with my friend Jenny recently. She told me she just got a…
Has this ever happened to you? You give a loved one some advice on their life. You try hard to not make it sound…
Have you ever felt empty? You know, the hollow, blank, ennui, I-don’t-know-what-I’m-f**king-doing-with-my-life kind of empty. If so, does it bother you? FYI: if your…
Good news: You don’t have to “believe in yourself” to be confident. In fact, it’s optimal that you don’t. The macho, ego-centric kind of…
When I was little, my father sometimes let me tag along on his work trips. One time I went with him to this remote…
Certain religions want you to believe that desire is somehow an awful thing– a sign of the spiritually unenlightened and a symptom of degenerating…
I was a vegetarian for half of my 20s. At that time, to me being a vegetarian simply meant you were on a diet,…
There are two opposite camps when it comes to how to find those who will end up playing a large role in your life–…
Want to feel happier? Try thinking of something you’re grateful for every day when you get up and when you go to bed. It’s…
It’s wonderful to follow your calling and chase your dreams. But what if your current job is not your calling and you are just…
On this week’s BananaOnFire, I give you a tour around my altar at home. It used to be my favorite place in the house…
Last week I went to visit my friend Frances in the stunning Mount Shasta. The trip spurred many a dropped jaw at the wonder…
Law of attraction offers the glitzing hope that you can manipulate the Universe into giving you what you want by playing simple tricks. That’s…
Once upon a time, dating was foolproof for women. All you needed to do was to say two words. You are asked on a…
Four years ago, I went to my first Hindu ceremony honoring one of the major goddesses. I forgot which one, as those Hindu goddesses…