Reduced stress and fewer health problems - these are JUST A FEW reasons to forgive and let go of #anger. James explains more in this video…

In this video, James reacts to an audience member's confession that she is struggling with resistance to #joy and is not allowing herself to feel truly happy. Resistance to Happiness? from James Baraz on Vimeo.

I recently asked a friend if she knew how her ex-husband was. They had shared a classical passionate romance that flamed and burned over 40 years ago. She told me that sadly he had died of cancer a couple of years before. She then added that she learned of his passing through a posting on Facebook. The strangest part of that for her was noticing her reaction to the news. It was simply, “Oh, that’s too bad,” and nothing more. “This was a person I was so head over heels in love with that I left my home, family, friends and life to live with him in another continent in a city where I knew not a soul.” After a stormy …

One of the main routes to true well-being is the experience of letting go. These words are another way of saying the practice of simplicity. We un-complicate our mind as we free ourselves from the pull of more stuff or imagined needs. Letting go is like weeding. When you get rid of the weeds it makes room for more of the beauty to be seen. In the same way when we let go of our extra stuff—whether material things or mental clutter—it gives space for our creativity and full potential to flower. And this cleaning out is usually a joyful experience. Our ability to let go is an expression of contentment. We can let go of our attachments when we feel …