Ways to Transform Your Life

• Cultivate awareness: pay attention to what is happening in the present moment; notice your breath, your bodily sensations and feelings; observe the world around round; give special attention to a being (tree, flower, person) that attracts you and allow its essence to reveal itself to you; develop a daily meditation practice.

• Honor your intuition and creativity.

• Express what is in your heart: share your deep feelings with your mate or close friend; keep a journal; pray daily; if you don't believe in prayer, simply send good wishes to family, friends, community, all peoples, all beings.

• Join a caring community: participate in community celebration, social service, prayer, dance, song, artmaking.

• Serve others.

• Take care of yourself.

• Be loving, generous, and kind as often as you can.

• Be grateful for your life: try to appreciate everyone and everything you encounter; focus on the goodness at the core of every being.

• Forgive others as well as yourself; let go of old hurt, guilt, and resentment; embrace your whole self.

• Pursue inner peace.

• Seek the lessons (wisdom, compassion) in your suffering.

• Cultivate playfulness and joyfulness.

• Follow your deepest passions and highest purposes.

• Take a walk in nature.

• Develop a friendship with a person whose background differs from yours.

• Make time for solitude.