Posted on:Jan 14 2022
We all know the feeling — a friend tells us a joke and we laugh together, really let go and laugh, and enjoy a moment of pure, unadulterated happiness. ...
Posted on:Dec 31 2021
I’ve been thinking more about this quality, or state of being, since my dad passed away last year. One of the ways I keep him close is...
Posted on:Dec 12 2021
During a recent mental-inventory-of-my-life exercise, driven in part by cold, dark December and a blah feeling of what I guess I’d call ‘loss,’ it didn&rsquo...
Posted on:Apr 23 2021
What kind of mood are you in right now? What emotions are part of the mood? How did you get into this mood anyway? Stating the obvious, we...
Posted on:Apr 10 2021
How are you thinking about happiness these days? Does the whole idea sound, I don’t know, tired, unattainable, the absolute least of your worries after the slog...
Posted on:Mar 27 2021
Perhaps you’ve heard by now - people who eat the Mediterranean way are often healthier, sharper, and happier. To be sure, there are a lot of...
Posted on:Mar 11 2021
Chatter by Ethan Kross Introduction Chapter One : Why We Talk to Ourselves Chapter Two : When Talking to Ourselves Backfires Chapter Three : Zooming Out Chapter Four : When I Become You ...
Posted on:Feb 15 2021
I recently finished a great book, Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism, and Kindness Can Help You Live To 100, by Marta Zaraska. All part of my "research" - for...
Posted on:Feb 07 2021
It’s true, I’ve been writing a lot about mental health lately - it seems to be a front-of-mind topic for everyone...we all seem a little...
Posted on:Jan 29 2021
Looking for your fourth-and-counting wind as this pandemic wears on and on and on? If a deep sense of weariness has set in - caused by winter and darkness,...
Posted on:Jan 18 2021
Have you heard about this thing called the monkey mind? Chances are good you have one. And if you know a little, or even a lot, about...
Posted on:Jan 08 2021
Welcome to 2021! How about a very short mad lib? ________! I’m so __________________!! Have to say, flipping the calendar to January 2021 was like a let's-all-drag-each-other-across-the-finish-line moment. We...
Posted on:Dec 22 2020
Where the heck is my mojo? Has yours gone missing too? Maybe there’s a secret mojo party going on and we’re not invited until this pandemic...
Posted on:Dec 14 2020
So how’s communicating while wearing a mask going these days? Have you figured out your “What Works?” Mine’s a WIP for sure. In...
Posted on:Nov 23 2020
Okay, so, before you get the wrong idea about the title, let me explain - it is not a call for casual sex (I promise, Mom), it is not...
Posted on:Nov 15 2020
If ever there was a time we needed Hope, it’s now. When so many things feel hopeless. In an article I read not long ago, the author...
Posted on:Nov 06 2020
Craving connection? Join the club. Tired of screens? Me too. Want to transform some angst into action? Yes, please! What a perfect time for handwritten letters, notes, and cards...
Posted on:Oct 10 2020
One of the things my life has taught me over the years is that a good life doesn’t necessarily mean an easy one. Philosophers have offered up...
Posted on:Sep 11 2020
I see the calendar every day, it’s been saying September for a little over a week now. Maybe, like me and so many...
Posted on:Aug 21 2020
On a recent Saturday afternoon, I was reminded in the most delightful way of the sublime, somewhat forgotten, custom of social visiting. J and S had a beautiful summer...
Posted on:Aug 14 2020
So how are you doing? Things are wack, aren’t they? The fatiguing pandemic pressure-cooker is real. When will this stop and what will life look like when it...