Communication

I hear messages about how important it is to take care of myself, and I hear messages that true happiness comes when I focus on helping others. If you’re like me, maybe you find these conflicting [...]

Have you ever been misunderstood or misunderstood someone else’s intentions? It’s because there’s a problem with our stories we tell ourselves. As I was approaching the [...]

I was complaining that my teeth have cost me a lot of money. “In fact,” I whined, “I could buy a really nice car with all the money I’ve spent at the dentist.” The other person had no sympathy. [...]

I’m excited to share a guest blog from a positivity expert I recently discovered, Robyn Stratton-Berkessel. When I saw this post from her on the power of being curious about others and how [...]

The lawn was full of gravel, sticks, and leaves so I decided to tackle some raking instead of going for a walk. It was tiring work, and I had to stop and give my arms a break now and then. I was [...]

When I was in college, my roommates loved to go out on Saturday night. I was glad to go with, but I would’ve also been happy just staying home. Sensing their excitement and anticipation of a [...]

We think we all live on the same planet, but in reality, it can feel like some people are from distant galaxies. There are times we encounter someone from another planet that’s similar to ours. [...]

I’m a lousy frisbee thrower. I usually fling it off in the wrong direction so the other person doesn’t get many opportunities to actually catch it. But this new, large frisbee was working much [...]

We’ve all probably heard the adage that it’s better to give than receive. But this isn’t just a saying, there’s actual research that shows this is true for our success and wellbeing.  The [...]

Darn!  I just missed the turn to take my daughter to camp and now we were going to be late.  Darn! Darn! Darn!  Being late makes me feel stressed! My daughter started teasing me about [...]