When I was 20, I spent one glorious summer in Hawaii eating papayas the size of melons and learning how to boogie board. In the salty air, with my belly on my board, I would wait for a wave big enough to ride. Glassy wave after wave would lift me up and set me back down until finally, the right…

One of my favorite mindfulness teachers says the brain is Teflon for the positive and Velcro for the negative. This default mode enables us to respond to danger and survive to live another day. Our brains are wired to make us pay attention to what’s wrong so we can stay safe. But focusing on what’s wrong doesn’t make us happy.…

There is an empty brick house at the top of a hill in Morrison, CO. Take a left out of the driveway, and you are already ascending the Mt. Falcon hiking trail. It’s for sale, and as I stroll by, I see myself adding a fresh coat of paint to the walls and canceling my gym membership now that I…