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…

Are You Abundant in Crap?

Are you living your best life? No? Do you quietly dislike the people who post about the fantastic things going on in their life? Good for them you say out loud, while you silently wonder what you’re doing wrong. Why can’t my life…

Faith is HARD

Faith is hard. Why? Mostly because it’s hard to have faith in something you can’t see, touch or smell. I can feel it in my heart, but I can’t see it, and I certainly can’t touch it. It becomes especially hard when your brain is…

Giving Up Is Easy

Giving up is easy. Seriously. It takes no effort at all to just throw in the towel and walk away. What is not easy is staying the course. Rolling up your sleeves, taking a deep breath, and diving into that problem head first is hard. I…