(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 into the floor face down, stirring up a mist of dust. My cleaning lady Andrea, who came to help me tidy up the house…

(This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post.) I was having lunch with my friend Jenny recently. She told me she just got a promotion at work, which I knew she had long desired. But Jenny didn’t look too excited. When I congratulated her, she said, “Yeah, but…

Having options is freedom, until it’s not. The modern life offers a plethora of choices. So many that it becomes a burden. We spend insane amounts of time and energy gathering information for the choices we need to make. The process can make you run around all day…

Has this ever happened to you? You give a loved one some advice on their life. You try hard to not make it sound like a criticism. After all, you don’t mean to hurt any feelings. But as soon as you’ve spoken, you see the expression of horror…

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 answer is no to either question, you’re a rare gem of humanity and no need to read further. I had my first conscious encounter…