This moment of now is all you have. We try to hold onto the past, we try to imagine the future, and all there ever is is the ever present moment of now. Time is a conundrum. In the Western world, we believe it to be “linear.” That is our direct experience. My alarm goes off at a certain time, I get to my appointments at a certain time, we agree to meet at a certain time, etc. The sun comes up, lights up the day, the clouds pass by, and night comes, all in their appoint

Story: monkey mind makes up a story, like, say: “You disappointed me.” Or, “You abandoned me.” Reality is you got hurt, sometime, somewhere. Heartbreak comes with the territory: you, being human (among other animals), that is. I have had heartbreak, you have had heartbreak, we all have had heartbreak. Some of us have had more than others. Some heartbreak goes deeper than others. Some of us get past it easier than others. We all need help. Suffering does not have to be

Notice the tapes playing between your ears. Notice how one moment one tape is playing, like: “I’ve been good, I deserve that” and then in the next moment, another tape plays, like: “Im a mess. I don’t deserve that reward.” Then another tape plays, “I’m fine. Even if there are messes.” Your mind is like a circus. First one attraction grabs your attention, then another. First it’s the merry go round, then it’s the cotton candy, then it’s the chance to win a kewpie dol