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Thank you for taking the time to read this article. I always appreciate the feedback and questions that I get from those of you who find value in what I’m writing about. Today I want to begin with a question. It’s one that I’ve personally grappled with for a number of years. Please take a…

Welcome to an article that asks you to reflect upon what’s most important to you, given your age, your life experiences, and the important contribution you’re here to make. In this article, we expand our focus to discover how you might personally define what a life well lived means for you.  To do this, we’ll…

“Often the mind lives in doubt, and the heart lives in trust. When you trust, suddenly you become centered.”— Osho “I do not trust you.” “I cannot trust you anymore.” “You broke the trust we had.” The last words are hiding under some extra grime. They’re too blurry to read. Most of us have heard…

Hi this is Dr. Maria, Thank you for taking the time to read this article. It’s about how you can create the best Holiday Season ever. It starts with a story I’ve told in the past few years. As always, I’m going to give you some suggestions, because this time of year can create stress…

“Gratitude turns every moment into a gift. It makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie As we approach Thanksgiving, we enter what many cultures call the season of light. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, daylight fades earlier and evening arrives sooner, and for thousands…

Hi this is Dr. Maria, I’m delighted to welcome you to this special reflection based on my most recent talk on my Energy of Money podcast. In this podcast, we explore not just your relationship with money, but your relationship with all six forms of energy: money, time, physical vitality, creativity, enjoyment, and relationship. They are deeply interconnected, and…

Are you running your life—or is your to-do list running you? In this powerful reflection, Dr. Maria explores the hidden cost of Busyholism and offers gentle, practical ways to reclaim joy, presence, and peace—starting with just 15 minutes a day. It’s time to take back the driver’s seat of your life.

The Negativity Bias is your brain’s way of keeping you safe—but you have the power to retrain it toward clarity, focus, ease, and grace.

One such principle comes from Earl Nightingale’s classic work, The Strangest Secret, first shared in 1957. His words inspired generations of thought leaders and motivational speakers, and his message is just as powerful today. Nightingale’s goal was simple: to empower people to live lives they loved. After years of research, he found one key difference…

If we keep calling ourselves procrastinators, we’ll continue acting that way. But what if procrastination isn’t a real thing? What if there’s only action or inaction? In this article, we explore the pitfalls of self-diagnosis and how shifting from labels to small, consistent steps can change everything.