Healing Practices: The Healing Power of Beautiful Spaces

Many of us practice daily habits in order to maintain our health. We brush our teeth every day as an essential step of oral and heart health. Many of us engage in some form of daily exercise to maintain our … Continue reading

Creating Happiness

Our culture chases after many things in an effort to fulfill our desire for happiness. We spend a considerable amount of our time following the dictates of what others say will make us happy. Society promises better friends if we … Continue reading

Chocolate Therapy

“Wake Up” by Kabir Do you have a body? Don’t sit on the porch! Go out and walk in the rain! If you are in love, then why are you asleep? Wake up, wake up! You have slept millions and … Continue reading

The Weather in Houston is _____: How the Stories We Tell Shape Perception

The weather in Houston is ______. You’ve heard it from out-of-towners. “How do you live there! It’s so hot…and the humidity!” I heard it too. Having lived in Virginia, Arkansas, Ohio, and Abilene, Texas I didn’t quite know what I … Continue reading

Be Who You Are and Say What You Feel

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss In our society there are a lot of people who have opinions about how we should live. Basically … Continue reading

Create Balance: Living Well in the Midst of Anxiety

We think anxiety is “bad” in our culture, and that it needs to be alleviated. We may think something is wrong with us if we experience anxiety. Fortunately, about a hundred years ago, two Harvard physicians found that anxiety served … Continue reading