"Today I will judge nothing that occurs" is a daily affirmation from A Course In Miracles. It encourages us to release the habit of judgement, and find peace of mind and acceptance. Oooh, it's a tricky one, that! We humans are judgy little things, and it's a hard habit to break. What that means is that we tend to judge everything  - events, ourselves, and others. And if we get stuck in that habit, we end up judging ourselves just as harshly - if not more so - than others. Much of this is...

It takes a lot of courage to get on your healing path. Staying where you are is easier - even if it's not what you ultimately want. So when you start working on your issues, it can be extra bewildering to have an emotional setback. If this has happened to you, I want you to know it's not your fault - and here's why it's happening. We say 'healing isn't linear', but I don't think you really appreciate it, until you actually start doing the work. You probably feel pretty great at first, simply...

Believe it or not, the world is getting better year-on-year. We are healthier, we live longer, with far fewer of us living in poverty, and many more children surviving infancy.  Global metrics indicate a long-term trend of improvement across multiple areas; yet, many of us still struggle to shake the feeling that the world is on fire. Why is that? For one thing, we live in an age of 24-hour news. Crises are not just reported at 6 pm and 9 pm - they're reported constantly, across multiple news...