Better Life

One of the biggest surprises in my personal growth journey has been realizing that understanding something isn’t the same as becoming it. For years, I assumed that once I learned a new [...]

I had a neighbor who never waved back. Not when we passed each other driving through the neighborhood. Not when we walked by on the street. The rumors were that she just didn’t like people. [...]

Three years before my daughter Leisha would graduate from high school, I scribbled a note on a scrap of paper and propped it up by my computer where I’d see it every day. Enjoy the moment. [...]

I don’t mean to brag, but yesterday I vacuumed, mopped the floors, AND mowed the yard. Then . . . I told my husband about it. All of it. Did I need to? Maybe not. But pointing it out felt [...]

Today is my 59th birthday. I see it as a wonderful opportunity to pause — a gentle invitation to check in with myself. Where am I headed? What matters most now? Am I living in alignment with who [...]

For more than a decade, I’ve taught Positive Psychology and witnessed the incredible impact it can have. Helping people notice their thoughts, shift their perspective, and choose a more [...]

When I speak on how to be more positive, one of the practices I often share is how to distract yourself when negative thoughts take over. Listen to a favorite song. Spend time with a pet. Get [...]

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is to get pulled into the heaviness of everything happening in the world. I’ll read something online, or scroll through social media, and [...]

Most of us were never taught how to be wrong. We were taught how to succeed, how to prove, how to justify, how to win. And somewhere along the way, many of us picked up the belief that being [...]

What do you use to inspire peace, happiness, purpose, and well-being in your life? It’s a question worth pausing for—because even though we can’t control everything happening in the world (or [...]