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    Listen
    • Jun 3, 2019
    • 2 min
    Parenting

    Listen

    I first learned about active listening in high school. Twenty-some years later, I think I've finally figured out how to do it. I called...
    Laugh out loud
    • Sep 17, 2018
    • 2 min
    Positivity

    Laugh out loud

    "I laughed. I cried. I rolled my eyes." That's my 8-word review of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. My daughter and I just saw it, and while...
    Prioritize your values
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 2 min
    Relationships

    Prioritize your values

    "Why didn't you tell me that wasn't a good way to spend my money?" my daughter asked me when we were having a discussion on why she was...
    Remember the highs
    • Aug 13, 2018
    • 1 min
    Positivity

    Remember the highs

    "How was your vacation?" Dad asked. "Hot," I replied, and then immediately regretted it. We just had four days away as a family in our...
    Question your jealousy
    • Aug 6, 2018
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Question your jealousy

    I have a few friends of whom I'm consistently envious. Why? They go to concerts, festivals, vacations; they see shows and movies; they...
    Shift to gratitude
    • May 29, 2018
    • 1 min
    Parenting

    Shift to gratitude

    "You've got holes in another pair of jeans?! How many is that?" If you were walking down our street recently, you likely would have heard...
    Recall past successes
    • May 18, 2018
    • 2 min
    Positivity

    Recall past successes

    My daughter was acting uncharacteristically jumpy and frenetic. It was confusing and annoying until I asked her what was really going on....
    Go with the flow
    • May 3, 2018
    • 1 min
    Personal Growth

    Go with the flow

    I spend a lot of time trying to convince others not to argue with reality, because it's a fight they'll never win. I've repeatedly urged...
    Change it up
    • Apr 2, 2018
    • 2 min
    Positivity

    Change it up

    We are creatures of habit. I may be worse than most. As someone with a continual emphasis on productivity,  I am a proponent of creating...
    Review the game film
    • Mar 29, 2018
    • 3 min
    Parenting

    Review the game film

    Did you ever have one of those days on which you are so sad to learn that something your daughter and a friend worked really hard for...
    Keep it to yourself
    • Mar 5, 2018
    • 1 min
    Parenting

    Keep it to yourself

    "That woman just ordered coffee with nine creamers!" one employee exclaimed to the other. My eyes opened wide. Not because of the number...
    Stop the judging
    • Oct 3, 2017
    • 2 min
    Parenting

    Stop the judging

    In the spring of 2006, I was pregnant with my first child and attending my first Women's Foodservice Forum Leadership Development...
    Cut yourself some slack
    • Sep 12, 2017
    • 1 min
    Parenting

    Cut yourself some slack

    I had good intentions. I had a blog post started and time set aside to finish it. But then my daughter, who's had a tough start to the...
    Pack your patience
    • Sep 5, 2017
    • 3 min
    Relationships

    Pack your patience

    Last month our family took its biggest vacation yet, traveling a total of 1971 miles from our home in Pennsylvania to several stops in...
    Give specific compliments
    • Aug 3, 2017
    • 2 min
    Relationships

    Give specific compliments

    I once asked a boss for some feedback in what was turning out to be the world's shortest performance review. His response? "You're good...
    Press the easy button
    • Jun 27, 2017
    • 2 min
    Parenting

    Press the easy button

    In a 2013 blog post, Martha Beck challenged readers, "Every time you set out to do any task, ask yourself, 'Is there an easier way?' Or,...
    Say yes
    • May 23, 2017
    • 2 min
    Personal Commandments

    Say yes

    What do a game of Battleship, an overpriced notebook, and a Monday night movie have in common? They are all requests from my family I...
    Embrace
    • May 2, 2017
    • 2 min
    Personal Commandments

    Embrace

    "Everyone is so touchy-feely here." That is how I was quoted at the retreat I attended my freshman year of college, which was full of...
    Cherish the ordinary
    • Apr 28, 2017
    • 2 min
    Positivity

    Cherish the ordinary

    Years ago, I came across a quote (which feels a bit like a prayer) that really touched me. I've had it hanging on a board in my office...
    Have fun first
    • Mar 28, 2017
    • 2 min
    Personal Commandments

    Have fun first

    I know I'm not the only person to wake up with a to-do list scrolling through my head. Those of you who share the affliction might be...

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