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“You shouldn’t be teaching” This weekend I got a curious piece of feedback. A woman, who has been teaching and facilitating a lot longer than Paula and I, said we shouldn’t be teaching. She wanted me to know that we don’t have the experience necessary to be teaching or leading events and that my “relationship clearly needs work”. […] The post The Audacity of Giving Yourself Permission appeared fir...

I’ve decided to do my best today, even if my best sucks. I’m behind on my projects, not feeling creative, and everything I write I’m throwing in the trash, but you know what? I’m going to do my best, and know that whatever happens, it was the best I could do. Some days what I […] The post Doing Your Best, Even When It Sucks appeared first on Boodaism .

I’m going to make a bold, over-generalized statement to get your attention that only someone as privileged as me can make about making art. You should never make art for the money. In today’s society with the abundance that we often take for granted, we sacrifice our art too early and too often. I’m not saying don’t […] The post On Art and Making Money appeared first on Boodaism .

You have to be willing to get your heart broken to fall in love. If romance is a tree, the relationships we want are at the end of the branches, where you might fall, because it’s not safe. If life is like a carnival, love is the scariest ride. It has a line of eager […] The post Love Is Either A Daring Adventure or Nothing At All appeared first on Boodaism .

This week, my wife Paula and I are doing something that means we are either extravagantly rich or about to get divorced. We are staying in separate rooms, in the same hotel. But here’s the thing. We’re not extravagantly rich, I don’t snore (much) and lately we’ve been more in love than ever. We learned two things […] The post The Joy of Missing My Wife appeared first on Boodaism .

When the earthquake happened, Paula and I were eating at a local restaurant in Pokhara, Nepal. There was some confusion, some scurrying and some laughter. It seems as if being in an earthquake is like being tickled. A little can be fun, but too much and we begin to panic. That’s why it seemed strange when […] The post On Earthquakes and Feeling Helpless appeared first on Boodaism .

I just celebrated something that most people would think is silly. I’m at a restaurant with internet that works and an outlet that has power to charge my laptop. This is a great moment (I’m not kidding). I’m in Pokhara Nepal, which is not a modern city by western standards. The other day I went to three different restaurants […] The post The Difference Between Traveling and Vacationing appeared fi...

What determines a person’s value? Is it their net worth? Is it their social status? Is it their influence? Is it their ability to bring you business? Is it how many celebrities they know? In my life, all these have been true. I value people for what they can do for me. It’s shallow, it’s […] The post The Commodification of People appeared first on Boodaism .

Personalities wouldn’t exist if we gave ourselves permission to be authentic in every moment. Personality tests and labeling can be helpful sometimes, so this isn’t a pitch to totally eliminate them. Instead, I’m inviting us to consider how we use them as a way to avoid fear. Let’s say I’m in a group of friends and […] The post Personality as a Substitute for Courage appeared first on Boodaism .

The most counter-intuitive thing I discovered in this journey was that the freedom I was seeking was only found through being 100% in. The post The Peculiar Reason Men (and Women) Are Afraid Of Deep Relationships appeared first on Boodaism .