You are at a social gathering and one of the guests starts telling jokes with joyous enthusiasm. “What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel. Why do ducks make great detectives? T[...]
If bodily pain has not struck, we can very easily ignore taking good care of our physical selves. We can indulge in eating a variety of foods that we justify as rewards or as habit[...]
Remember when you were growing up and wanted to be one of the cool kids at school? It didn’t matter what you really thought about things; you just wanted to be included and accept[...]
As you age, do you seem to greet the unfolding of your life with less enthusiasm? As toddlers, we eagerly explored our environment and easily opened ourselves to hugs and new exper[...]
Have you ever wanted to change aspects of your life? Have you talked to yourself about needing to do it but then never ‘took the leap’? Maybe you even used post-its, an iPhone, or [...]
Welcoming Spring By the end of winter, most people are anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring. Warmer weather urges us outdoors and enables us to enjoy the many bird and frog son[...]
Parents often say that they just want their children to be happy. Yet parents often define the idea of “being happy” through their own filters and not those of their children. Par[...]
Sitting by a pond or river, walking along a forest path, or browsing in a garden bursting with flowers and fragrance can calm and revitalize the weary, stressed visitor. Similarly,[...]
At one time or another, you probably took on a leadership role. It could have been at work, coaching a game, running a fund raiser or any other similar activity. Leadership is defi[...]
