What a difference one letter makes! Rather than focusing on one day a year for giving thanks – which often gets blended with football and naps — I like to think of ThanksLIVING as an endless season. Unlike other traditions, the season of ThanksLIVING has no...
This is my 10th Mother’s Day without my mother. And my husband’s eighth without his. It’s always a time of reflection. Sometimes it seems longer, and sometimes it doesn’t seem that long. For many of you, this may be your first, and those “firsts” are tough — whether...
News flash: some people like you, and some don’t. Consider this theory: 25% of people will like you, no matter what 25% of people will like you, but may be persuaded not to 25% of people will not like you, but may be persuaded to 25% of people will not like you, no...
We’ve all been there. Someone makes a random comment, and it drives you right up the wall. Whenever something impacts us in such a deep way, it’s usually because we have that same belief or fear on some level. And when it gets verbalized, it gets on our very last...
“If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re too small,” says Sir Richard Branson. You may be thinking about a career change. Or whether to stay in a relationship or not. And then there are the smaller, yet emotionally draining, things – whether to speak up about...
It sounds so simple. Just say what’s on your mind. Then why is it so hard? It may well depend on how you’re “wired” – and whether you’re a bulldozer or a sugarcoater. Some of you are very quick to speak – bulldozing your way through conversations. Others hold way...
