"Many measures of adolescent mental health began to deteriorate sometime around 2009. It is true of the number of U.S. high-school...

"The people sitting around you in the Googleplex control more than 50% of all the notifications on all the phones in the whole world. We...

Sometimes feel as though Mother Nature provides the how-to manual for life. From practicing patience, enduring difficult times,...

Somewhere along the way, and since the invention of the Smartphone, we’ve become brainwashed to think we must be available 24/7 and...

Did you know the average American touches his/her phone 2,617 times per 24 hours? But first (and along those lines), last fall I began...

Gardening has become my hobby. I do not have a green thumb, as plenty of what I plant dies, but I get extreme joy in planting something...

"Fill your minds with beauty and truth. Meditate on whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,...

"Spring is nature's way of saying 'Let's party!'" - Robin Williams I don't think I've ever heard anyone say they don't like spring or...

Austin Class Leader, Amy Younkman, shared a powerful affirmation on boldness. Given our theme since the beginning of the year (and...

The goal of "living your best life" is a tall order. We all know life comes with an ongoing combination of highs and lows, making it...

Ouch! That is a jolting title isn't it? "Renounce Comfort as the Ultimate Value of Life" is a sentence out of a book I'm reading called...

A few months back I listened to an interview with Kelly Clarkson. It was before Christmas and she discussed her newest Christmas duet...

Last week, after writing about the Power of Regret, I received a shocking amount of feedback. Honestly, I was blown away by the...

Last week I listened to a fascinating podcast on a book by Daniel Pink titled "The Power of Regret. How Looking Backward Moves You...

Have you ever created a legit sand castle? Until our annual Renew Year Retreat in San Diego I never had. I've had many failed attempts...

As you continue to sort out and think through this upcoming year, including your goals, dreams, desired outcomes, how you want to be bold...

Hello to the second week of 2022! As we pace ourselves, arrange and organize our schedules so we can make our holistic health a top...

Last week, Austin member Melissa Morrow, shared the video above. It is so profound and beautiful that we really have no words, except,...

We all start the new year optimistic, energized and eager to begin again. It's also the human tendency to think just because we turn a...

A few years back, Austin Leader, Kathleen Parker, reminded us of these great facts: "The average American gains an average of 5 pounds...