Better Life

What are these common truths? You’ve probably heard them many times, even as a child, yet we often overlook them. However, they consistently prove themselves to be true. Life is not fair [...]

My husband asked if I wanted to go for a walk. As we headed out, I asked how things were going for him that morning in his machine shop. I could tell by his scowl that he was in a bad mood. He [...]

Can you set boundaries from a place of calm and kindness? We often end up confronting these issues when we’re frustrated or feeling guilt or regret. Think of an event or project that [...]

What problems, worries, or frustrations have been on your mind recently? Lately, we’ve been concerned about the cost of out-of-state tuition for our daughter as she starts college. The [...]

I was in another room when I heard my husband yelling from the kitchen, asking why I hadn’t taken out the garbage. I instantly felt annoyed and responded in an irritated tone, saying that I [...]

Have you ever stopped to think about how you make other people feel? Whether it’s a loved one or a difficult colleague, do they feel better or worse after interacting with you? Do they feel [...]

My daughter will be graduating from high school in less than two months. It’s a time of big changes and big decisions. And many of them are outside my control. She wants to go to school far [...]

If your email inbox is like mine, it’s stuffed with great advice about New Year’s resolutions. So I want to take a different approach. Instead of a resolution, I want to set an area [...]

Are you more like Chris or Terry? Chris likes to stay up on the latest news, so they watch it on TV first thing in the morning and have the national and local news on during dinner. They also [...]

The importance of this topic keeps showing up for me so I take that as a sign that I should reshare this post from a couple of years ago. Enjoy! ———– Life is richer when [...]