You know what Lindsey, F-you! You don't know the pain I've been through! You've never experienced anything like I have! You sit there with your perfect self and your perfect life, but what do you know about pain, real pain?!?! I bet no one in the world can understand what I feel!!! You know what, Dear Loved One, you don't know me... You know how I know this...? Because I am only starting to know myself. You are right. I don't know your pain. I've only known my own pain. And I

"Here's the thing, Lindsey, you don't need this hip-dippy feelings stuff. What you need to transform your life is [________________]: more money a raise more time less stress a better body a bigger house a partner a better relationship more recognition a vacation [insert...] This track used to play endlessly like a bad b-side through my head. Too bad it doesn't work this way. Too bad, transformation is not something you can hustle. Me: "Hey looka here, Transformation. [Lindse

This transformation stuff is [ ____________]! hard exhausting frustrating impossible bull%^%*& Yeah, I had a week like that too, Dear One. Do you ever feel like just when you've had a major breakthrough, ascended to a higher level on your mountain, the Universe always sends you a major curve ball that threatens to upset your hard-earned sense of achievement??? Please say this isn't just me! Last week I was confronting one of my bigger ego constructs, my obsession with image,

"I like reading your blog Lindsey, but it's just not practical." "Doing all that mindfulness work is easier said than done." "Here's the thing. I bet none of these self-help people have real jobs, or real problems, or financial constraints. Yeah, I'd love to live my dream life but I have to live in reality." I used to think like this too. I used to believe that a happy and fulfilled life was beyond my reach. That I had missed the boat. But not only did I think this to myself,