Recover from Hard Times with the 3 Hs

6 months ago

I struggle to have life lessons stick. Whenever I have a personal development insight, either taken from someone else’s wisdom…

Being is More Important Than Doing

7 months ago

Sometimes simple words are best. I recently read a reflection on a deep truth—being is more important than doing.  It’s…

My Top 5 Insights After 300 Personal Development Posts

7 months ago

You don’t know what you don’t know. When I nervously wrote my first blog post back in 2017, I had…

Redefine Your Personal Development Success by Looking Back

7 months ago

My wife Lisa and I are currently on a month-long journey to seven countries. While happily exploring new places, I'm…

The Moral Duty of Finding Inner Peace

7 months ago

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and…

In an Uncertain Season? Create New Labels

8 months ago

I’m in a strange place.  Recently, I’ve been struggling to define my season of life. I’ve been a full-time author…

Are You Fighting AGAINST or Fighting FOR?

8 months ago

Too often we think of fighting as “fighting against.” I have learned that when you “fight against” someone or some…

Lessons Learned from One Year of Nomadic Living

8 months ago

We're trying something new. If you're a regular reader of Becoming Yourself, you know that my wife Lisa and I…

A Celtic Blessing to Lower Stress

8 months ago

“Leave room in your garden for the fairies to dance.” —attributed to artist James Temple I honestly don’t know the…

The 4 D’s: A Sustainable Response to Suffering

9 months ago

Spoiler alert—the needs of the world are endless. Poverty. Disease. Human trafficking. Food shortage. Climate change. Homelessness. Income inequality. Racism.…