Substance Over Style

Your journey to inner fulfillment

Relationships

Relationships are nothing short of magical. And tragic. They are a source of immense pleasure! But oh-so-deep pain. We long for them when we don't have them, and sometimes we long to be out of them when we do have them.

Oct 22
2 min

You're Wrong

If you think the problem is somewhere else, you're wrong. If you think you hate something, you're wrong. As hard as it might be to swallow...

Oct 12
2 min

Respecting Your Self

A big challenge our ego presents us with is its ability to second guess our decisions. We want to do something, and then someone else has...

Sep 24
1 min

Questions About Quitting

When we feel like giving up, what is it that we really want? When things get so difficult to bear, that we just want it to stop, what are...

Aug 3
1 min

Me, In Here

Pits, deeper than a black hole. Knots, tighter than a vice grip. Uncertainty, thicker than a morning mountain fog. Debris flying, knockin...

Jul 16
3 min

Life Is A Relationship

So much of what matters in life actually has nothing to do with the thing in question, but rather our relationship to it. Pain and suffer...

Jun 11
2 min

Whom Are You Actually Living With?

When you're with your partner, spouse, best friend, or child, are you really with them? Or are you with your own image of them? When you'...

Apr 12
3 min

The Problem Is Always On The Inside

As we go through life we encounter many problems. For some, life itself can feel like an endless problem, from the moment we're born to t...

Feb 20
2 min

You Can't Handle Your Heart

And neither can I. The truth is, none of us can handle our hearts. The very instrument that plays the most melodious, joyful notes, happe...

Feb 16
2 min

Looking In All The Wrong Places

The things we want We all want fulfillment, so we look for a job. We want love, so we look for another person. We want freedom, so we loo...

Sep 22, 2019
4 min

How To Help Those Who Are In Pain (And Everyone's In Pain)

In case you haven't noticed, people are walking around with enormous amounts of pain. Some people do a good job of hiding it. Others let ...