What’s the difference between a preference and a demand? And what do they have to do with acceptance? Both preferences and demands are...

Many of us now live in extremely comfortable circumstances. We’re well fed, live in solid houses that protect us from the elements, and...

You’ve talked a lot about accepting whatever’s coming up in the moment, but what about the past and the future? Do we have to accept...

“Be Here Now” has become a kind of cliché, and you may be tired of hearing it. But it’s become a cliché for good reason. Because it’s...

How can we stop obsessing about the future when everything seems so uncertain? The future is uncertain. And that’s the first thing we...

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It...

During my years living in Asia, I used to go for meditation retreats in Sri Lanka about once a year. I’d head up into the mountains and...

When we talk about somebody having a victim identity, we tend to think of a case where the person has become quite dysfunctional—a person...

Unfortunately, we often sabotage our acceptance by engaging in what for many of us is our favorite pastime—moaning. It never ceases to...