Here are 3 things to ask yourself, and don’t think too long about the responses. Whatever first comes to mind is the right answer. 1.    ...

There are so many things that we give power to besides our own voice and our own gut instinct (which are the two things that always know...

So, the other day my husband and I headed up to Estes Park, Colorado for our annual leaf drive. The gold aspens here are really a...

Life is hard right now. Ten-year-olds are being mercilessly gunned down in their schools. Houses are burning down in unexpected...

We have an unusual amount of exceptionally unexpected things going on in our lives right now, and I am finding it difficult to keep my...

Oh man, I was getting myself whipped up into a bit of a frenzy the other day. Well, it was more like whipped down into a bit of a darkish...

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette The other day I...

I was texting with a friend of mine from afar who has had a particularly grueling year and when I asked him how he was going to spend the...

As we head into this year’s holiday season, I want to be particularly mindful of one thing. Have you heard of people choosing a word at...

When anxiety and worry take over our thoughts it can be extremely helpful to have a tangible reminder of what makes us happy. The...

Yesterday morning I learned a great lesson in not giving up, and also in not beating myself up along the way. In my continued quest to...

My husband and I officially finished our wills yesterday. Signed, notarized, done! I am embarrassed to admit that it was two weeks shy of...

I had an experience the other day that could have been all kinds of miserable, annoying, and frustrating. But it turned out to be none of...

If there is one thing I could say that could pretty much guarantee happiness, it would be this: Always have something to look forward to....

Ordinarily I am a big proponent of the saying, “Don’t look back, you’re not going that way.” Nine times out of ten I think it is vitally...

As I have said before, many people in my life have been mean to me. Work colleagues, hard-hearted people masquerading as friends, even...

Today, for the first time in three and half months I went for a walk with my good friend. It was wonderful to be out in the fresh air and...

“The lesson I want you to learn is: It doesn't matter what you look like. You can be tall or short or fat or thin, or ugly or handsome,...

…really? When I see all of the hate and meanness and vitriol that people feel incredibly free to post on a daily basis, I just want to...

We really don’t. I know some people who wear their misery like a badge of honor. They believe that the more upset and angry and...