Drive your fears away

This Halloween, I’ll remind myself not to be afraid of a future that I know I have the power to control while living in the now.

Rise

Like a hot air balloon, fill yourself with what will lift you up – good thoughts, good intentions, self-love, and love for others.

Lucky or blessed?

Remember the difference between feeling lucky and feeling blessed.

Let music soothe your soul

Music lifts our spirits and soothes our souls. No matter where you are, how you live, what you believe in, who you believe in, or the overwhelming struggles you face—the healing power of music, regardless of your preferred style or genre, is the universal salve to help ease your pain, calm your fears, or strengthen…

Stand tall

I quickly realized people will listen to you and give you the respect and attention you deserve when you stand tall, and hold your head up high.

Let there be peace.

  This Peace Pagoda is at the center of the Peace Plaza in San Francisco’s Japantown. It was a gift from the people of Osaka in 1968 as a gesture of goodwill. After being inspired by a meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in 1931, Nichidatsu Fujii, a Buddhist monk from Japan, decided to devote his life…