Like most good things in my life, stumbling upon meditation was incidental on the path to self-discovery and development. You see, a few years ago I came upon an inner urge to seek my purpose of being.

"The more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased. “ – Oprah Winfrey

Of all the multiple Life practices (and there are Oh so Many ) I have imbibed over my tenure as a self-proclaimed personal-development junkie, Gratitude has got to be my ABSOLUTE FAV! It also happens to be (not surprisingly) what I do most naturally.

"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." - Buddhist Proverb.

It was a beautiful grey winter day in February. The year was 2008 and I was 29 years old. I was driving with my little toddler in the back seat of a beat-up sedan. I was responsible for caring and raising this little boy and it terrified me that I was responsible for another human's life while I hadn't figured out my own! It was just too much to bear and I had come to a point where I just wanted to be able to figure LIFE out and feel a sense of rightness.

Have you ever had a dream where you are so paralyzed with fear that you cannot move even if your life depended on it? Well, the above was a dream I seem to keep having over and over.