Hi Reader, How often have you laid in bed at night wondering where your day went? Maybe you’ve asked yourself, “Did I do anything meaningful today?” or “Am I just living the same day over and over again?” You might ask yourself these questions and think it’s time to change your circumstances: time to move, time to quit your job, time to book a one-way ticket to Europe. But what if these thoughts are caused by our habitual minds rather than the situations we find ourselves in? Buddhist teacher...

Hi Reader, I mentioned in my last email that I’ve been in a creative rut for the past few years, and I’ve just generally been feeling stuck with where I’m at in life. It feels like I’ve been moving through wet cement, trying to get somewhere but I’m not quite sure where. Late one night, I decided to search on YouTube for the phrase ‘how to transform your life.’ I knew I needed some form of change, but I wasn’t sure what. The younger me would have thought I needed to do something drastic like...

Hi there, You know how people tell you that in order to change your life, you have to do things differently than you usually do? That could bring to mind things that are completely out of your comfort zone, or the feeling that you need to change your entire personality. Well what if you didn’t have to do anything extravagant or risky? What if you just committed to doing the things that you always tell yourself you should do? Things like updating your budget on a regular basis. Getting up when...