How often do you find yourself or others saying things like “I bought this because it was on sale,” “I’m going on a #vacation because it’s been a long time,” “I didn’t go because I wasn’t feeling well,” or “I said yes because I didn’t want her to feel bad”? Do you see the common thread here? It’s the word because that runs through all of these statements. Because is a subtle, insidious powerful word that actually takes us out of alignment with ourselves and puts us into a sto