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Allowing the 'gritty' stuff in means opening the door to becoming more compassionate and realistic about the fact that everyone experiences pain.

When a job or path feels like a waste of time, often what it means is it’s time for a decision.

When a job or path feels like a waste of time, often what it means is it’s time for a decision.

No one has it all together 100% of the time, so where do we get off telling people how to live? 

Lack of compassion for ourselves can cause us to lash out because we see our not-so-fabulous selves in another person or scenario. Empathy is not just a nice thing to have. It’s absolutely crucial to healthy interaction whether you’re leading a company or giving your friend an ear.

You know how calculating your monthly spending to create a budget sometimes reveals that you lay out a shocking amount of cash on lattes at Starbucks? Maybe it's time to do that with your life and learn what you’re doing vs. what you might be doing.

In 2008, football star Michael Strahan said that his dream job was to host "Live! with Regis and Kelly" -- and while he says it was a joke, it may have been a spoken wish.

In 2008, football star Michael Strahan said that his dream job was to host "Live! with Regis and Kelly" -- and while he says it was a joke, it may have been a spoken wish.

As you’re reading this, we’re heading into the final third of 2012. So how’s it going? Have you checked off any of your new year's resolutions?

Sometimes life is not neat and convenient. Sometimes to get  on the right path you have to connect the dots, and they won't always be in a straight line. 

One way of shedding light on whether you're living the life you want to lead is imagining what you would do after entering the Witness Protection Program.

The machinations of political operatives are happening as we speak, whether we like it or not, whether we agree or not. But it's important to remember that your view isn't the only view.

Whether it’s wisdom gleaned from a nun, a sharp shooter, an activist, an editor or your Aunt Joan, the point is to figure out how to apply it to your own life.

Most of us know what we want, but why do we assume it can be accomplished with very little sacrifice?     

Most people would give almost anything to identify their gifts in adulthood, let alone at age 8.

Whether a global event or a local one, a bit of conversation or someone else’s creative work, a feeling, a birth, a death, the questions are -- Where does it fit in? What do we do with it? 

There is much celebration in our society when people do what is expected of them. This isn’t meant to be a criticism of living a neat life of growing up, getting a traditional job we stick to, latching on to a life partner, doing community work, having children and marking milestones. There’s good stuff in there. But there's also a lot missing. 

Hope Solo is an accomplished athlete, but her rips on the media and fans aren't a good thing.

If we don’t use some of our gifts, time, advantages and strengths to be of service to others than how much can we be fully living? 

As humans we seek answers and explanations for things that happen in life, but most of the time there’s really very little we can do to stay ahead of bad things happening.