I have a natural tendency to look toward the future. What is the next step or what is the next thing that is going to happen in my life? With the end of the year approaching, I am already looking ahead to the next year. Planning the next vacation. Brainstorming about the spring … [Read more...] about Remembering and Reflecting
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Too Many Tabs Open
Does this sound familiar? I feel like my brain is always going, and it feels impossible to slow it down. When I'm at home, I'm thinking about work, and when I'm at work, I'm wishing I was at home. When I go on vacation, I find myself worried about things back home or at work. … [Read more...] about Too Many Tabs Open
Resilience: Weathering Hard Times
Saints and mad men swim in the same water, what drowns the one transforms the other. - Joseph Campbell Life can be difficult and unpredictable. The World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001 catapulted this reality into the collective modern American consciousness, and the … [Read more...] about Resilience: Weathering Hard Times
Social Media and the Carefully Crafted Image
I recently returned from a trip to Michigan. While I was there, I visited the charming little town of Holland for the Tulip Festival. We stopped by Windmill Island to experience what was essentially a sampler of the Netherlands, complete with tulip fields, windmills, street … [Read more...] about Social Media and the Carefully Crafted Image
When More Is Never Enough
When was the last time you were really happy? Maybe you just finished graduate school? Maybe you just earned a big bonus? Maybe you had just closed on your dream home? Or met the “love-of-your-life”? But then a funny thing happened. The glow of that amazing experience started to … [Read more...] about When More Is Never Enough
The Power Of Gratitude
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. -Cicero It’s that time of year again, when we formally turn our attention to our blessings. Or at least we try. I don’t know about you, but when I’m in a long grocery line with my cranberries, … [Read more...] about The Power Of Gratitude
