Sep 20, 20194 minPersonal GrowthRise to the challengeI'm just back from a business trip to Dallas. It was my first time on an airplane in over three years and my first time representing our...
Sep 16, 20191 minPersonal GrowthMind your own businessThere's a crack in my husband's phone screen. Or maybe just the screen protector. We're not sure how or when it happened. It's been that...
Sep 9, 20192 minPersonal GrowthChallenge yourselfFor the first time in my life, I've participated in some form of physical activity every day for one month straight. I'm starting to see...
Aug 22, 20192 minPersonal GrowthPut first things firstWhen I'm stressed, everything that's on my mind seems to rise to the same level of urgency. And having so many "urgent" to-dos, worries,...
Aug 12, 20192 minRelationshipsSet boundariesIt all started with a non-apology. As I finished a haircut appointment with a new stylist, I saw I had missed two lengthy text messages...
Aug 5, 20191 minPersonal GrowthChange your default responseIt happens every time, doesn't it? You buy something from a different retailer than usual and the store immediately adds your email to...
Jul 29, 20191 minPersonal GrowthSolve the problemIt bothered me for a long time. My old calendar events just disappeared on my iPhone! I'd want to see when we held our last Happiness...
Jul 25, 20192 minPersonal GrowthGet over itThis quote from Will Bowen stopped me from scrolling and immediately made me want to share: "You're eventually going to get over what's...
Jul 18, 20192 minPersonal GrowthGo backMaybe it's because I've been listening to memoirs. Maybe it's because I'm part of a group of women who are working on sharing our stories...
Jul 15, 20192 minPersonal GrowthFeel the pain How much time do you spend avoiding discomfort? Perhaps you're delaying a difficult conversation with a loved one? Avoiding the doctor...
Jul 1, 20192 minPersonal GrowthBe what you wantI have this vague memory of a somewhat cheesy song I learned as a kid, maybe in Girl Scouts, or maybe in CCD. Maybe it was in school. My...
Jun 6, 20192 minPersonal GrowthObserveFirst we were playing cards. Then the phone rang. While I waited for my husband to wrap up the conversation with his mom, I was startled...
May 27, 20191 minPersonal GrowthCut one thingI read about a family that used an interesting strategy to get through a particularly difficult time; they sacrificed one thing a week....
May 23, 20192 minPersonal GrowthPut it on paperThere's something cathartic about putting pen to paper. Yet with the proliferation of devices, fewer and fewer people are experiencing...
Apr 15, 20192 minPersonal GrowthLook againMy daughter recently had a new friend over to the house. As we were about to take her home, she could not find her phone. She got...
Mar 11, 20193 minPersonal GrowthFind common groundI barely listened to the friendly front desk attendant as she outlined the various hotel amenities. Her voice was drowned out by the...
Mar 7, 20192 minPersonal GrowthEstablish criteriaMy husband and I have been actively working on putting ourselves out there in new ways. Firm believers that luck is what happens when...
Mar 4, 20192 minPersonal GrowthGrow through itAre you going through something big in your life right now? So many of my friends and family members are, from unemployment to illness to...
Feb 14, 20192 minPersonal GrowthRemember your whyTwo weeks ago I posted about establishing a streak. I was on a roll. February started off great. Then in the span of less than a week,...
Feb 4, 20192 minPersonal GrowthFace your fearI shudder at the memory. Uncles walking around with those ginormous video cameras on their shoulders at family reunions, asking me to say...