The Power Behind Small Gestures

We can all do the big things correctly right? Those are easy. What will really stand out to people are the little things you do for them. The other day I noticed my husband was talking on the phone in the family room. Since I had just…

Measuring Success: Should You Use a Ruler or a Compass?

Success. Everyone measures it differently. Some measure it by how much money they make. Others measure it by their career path and corresponding job title. Then you have the people who measure it by the material things that they own such…

Strength in Repair: Rethinking ‘What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger’

Have you heard the saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?” I’ve been throwing that line around as a joke for quite some time. If it holds true, I should have the mental fortitude of a truck by now, right? But this morning,…

Don’t “should” yourself!

How often do you should yourself? I should clean my house. I should lose weight. I should exercise. I should work harder. I should read Katharine’s new book (LOL.) The problem with that word is that it implies that you…

Mastering 2024: Ditching Resolutions

The Maze Of Frustration

Now that my new book “The Ultimate Path to Forgiveness” is officially “out”, here’s one last excerpt. —- Thousands of books and articles have been written about forgiveness and its benefits. So why do people have such a hard…

Two Simple Words That Have Profound Impact

I was cleaning up my computer files a while back when I stumbled across an email I received from a good friend of mine. You see, years ago we didn’t have Facebook, so we emailed funny stories to each other during the course of our work day.…

The Quest for Joy

Joy. That’s what we are all searching for right? Joy. Just a little joy. Some. Any. Please? Seriously, I’ll take any joy at all at this point right? So what REALLY brings you joy? Money? A nice home? Clothes? Food? Yes…

10 things I Learned from Moving and Downsizing to a New Home

In June, I wrote about the fact that after 18 years in the same house, we decided to sell and downsize to a new house in a brand-new town. Then you didn’t hear from me for a month. Where did July go you ask? Why wasn’t there a newsletter? We…

Into the Unknown

Ron and I are moving out of the home we’ve lived in for 18 years this month. We’ve bought a new home near the beach and will be relocating in a few weeks. Time to turn the page and go to that next chapter. Into the unknown. As I sit…