People, situations, words, events, ideas, etc. can trigger us. By “triggering,” I mean something that invokes an almost instantaneous negative response, which could be subtle, like when we feel stuck behind a slow driver in the fast lane, or significant, as when one experiences severe post-traumatic stress. We all experience triggers, and though they can be uncomfortable and unwelcome, I…
I’ve been feeling unbalanced in recent days, and I’m finding it difficult to remember what it feels like to feel strong, grounded, steady, and balanced. There’s a sense of misalignment, which in turn is causing this feeling of unease. In the same way that physical illnesses manifest themselves through various symptoms, this too is a symptom of something being amiss…
What does it mean to walk your path? September 2014. I had lived an enviable life up until this point, traveling the world, living in amazing cities like Tokyo and New York City, and working for well-known companies like Morgan Stanley, IBM, and Google. A fortunate stroke of serendipity (or perhaps synchronicity) brought me from the East Coast to the…
