Often, it is through struggle that we learn and grow — or, rather, we have the opportunity to learn and grow through struggle. I’m not certain we all take advantage of this opportunity when it is presented to us. I don’t believe struggle is the only way to learn and grow, despite it being a great teacher. Before I go further, what exactly is “struggle?” One person’s struggle may be nothing to another, and one person’s nothing might be another’s struggle; it’s relative and subjective and not...

I keep thinking about the present moment. Not just to be more present, because I once read that when you think about being in the present moment, you put your Self in the present, but to fully understand how we have everything we need in the present moment—another idea I’ve read. It really is true if you can think about this exact present moment. There isn’t anything that you need that you don’t have. The worry and stress about what we don’t have stem from thinking about a future moment or...

I hope you had a great holiday weekend--hopefully, you were able to spend it with family and friends. It might come as a surprise, but I prefer to chill and relax at home, and that's precisely what I did this weekend. We spent the weekend in the pool, lying around it, and I even got my workouts in on the patio before hopping back into the pool. The only downside to the relaxing weekend was that Leo was in Bloomington, Indiana, for IU soccer camp, and Roman was at his girlfriend's house for...