Insight Journal

What does it mean to follow your joy? For many years, I’ve been advised to try it. But, for one reason or another, I generally end up...

I used to believe that it must be hell to believe in hell. How sad to fear for the eternal damnation of our loved ones. Now I know it can...

When life calls for change, who or what do you turn to for guidance? The ten question quiz? A psychic, a friend, a hero? Perhaps you are...

As the rain pours and the evening draws to a close, I am swallowed by a prevailing sense of apathy that has grown for weeks in...

I am a chameleon. I have been through so many personas in my short 39 years that it makes my head spin. In a pre-memoir exercise, I’ve...

For much of my life I have received advice like: “Let your anger go. It only hurts you.” “Forgive those who hurt you.” “Release...

Dear my people, I have been called to go on a journey, one that my heart has yearned to take for many years. Until this moment, I was not...

The coronavirus pandemic has brought our mortality into stark relief. Whether we are among those most vulnerable or not, death seems to...

My personal ghost story… The gray morning sent its glow through my sheer blinds, slowly rousing me for the day. I rolled over, groaned,...

Untamed by Glennon Doyle is changing my life. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a writer. Words flow out whenever I need...

5 Ways to social distance for the long haul This global pandemic is surreal. Each moment brings with it waves of feeling that are so...

One of the most valuable bits of advice imparted to me by a former boss came with her thick southern drawl in response to my lamenting an...

I have always thought myself an open book, authentic and honest. Yet, I find myself misunderstood by many of my nearest and dearest....

For the last two years this question has returned to me again and again: can we really change? What can we change about ourselves and...

My life is dedicated to spiritual growth in every way that I can imagine. Yet, there are many moments when I suffer deeply from doubts....

I am an empath. Sometimes I wish I weren’t, but most of the time it is one of my greatest gifts. Empathy is, “the ability to understand...

For five years I have had the great joy of working with fellow devotees of Yogananda at Ananda Sangha Worldwide. Together we have built...

Chit chatting this morning over the water cooler, a colleague said to me, “We spend the first ten years of our lives having fun. It’s all...

How Stress Creates Success There are times in life when stress crosses a tipping point. Last month I reached my maximum overload....

Children today are bombarded with an overwhelming amount of media. The average American child consumes a little more than two hours of...