How to Live a Magical Life Dear Ones, On Friday, I had a rich and fun conversation with therapist and meditation teacher, Kirat Randhawa. It was the first conversation in a series I am curating - called Desire and Dharma for Instagram and Youtube. I asked Kirat, "Why should people investigate their deepest desires and longings? Why does it matter?" Her response was that if we want to live lives of depth, joy, and magic, we need to be in touch with deepest swells and pulls of desire within us....

"The Erotic is the Antidote to Death" This line is another great one from the amazing Esther Perel. What does it mean? It means that when we study our deepest desires and longings, we come alive. We experience more daily joy. We become who we are meant to be. Why is that? Because, at the deepest level, the desire that animates us and moves through us isn't really "ours." It doesn't belong to us. It is Life's desire, moving within us, like a river. Like the breath, breathing us. Desire aches...

When Desires Clash I like the perks of my stable job, but I keep dreaming of quitting and starting my own business. I love my committed partner, but I miss the excitement of dating new people. I really want to get fit and go to the gym every day, and yet my bed calls to me for more sleep each morning. Have you been caught in the tug-of-war between two powerful, competing desires? Each side pleading with you to follow it for more comfort, excitement, safety or joy? How do you handle it? Most...