When was the last time you sat down and took inventory of your good qualities and characteristics, your strengths? Do you know what they are? When we don’t know and appreciate those good things about ourselves and, more importantly, use them in our lives, we are leaving untapped those parts Read more…
I often get asked for healthful dinner ideas. Eating healthy is a priority in our family, and weeknights don’t always lend themselves to lengthy meal prep, so I’m always looking for easy, fast and healthy when it comes to meal planning. Fish is a mainstay for us, and salmon, cod Read more…
“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.” ― Joshua Becker I love that quote because it really doesn’t just apply to our possessions. It really applies to the whole of our lives. I’d been wanting to take some old ski Read more…
Well, here we are – 2021. As I reflect on this past year and look to the new one, I can’t help but also think about important lessons the year 2020 came with. I am ever more mindful of the gratitude I have for my own health and that of Read more…
The holidays are often stressful for people and there are usually a variety of articles on managing holiday stress this time of year. As 2020 draws to a close, this post will not be about that. Most of us now have a graduate degree in stress management! This holiday may Read more…
I’ll be keeping Thanksgiving and the holidays much simpler this year, given all that’s been going on. Because 2020 has brought with it so many unanticipated challenges, I am feeling so much gratitude as I write this. I am thankful that my family and I are healthy, that our extended Read more…
When most of us think of making changes, we typically think in terms of our big goal, the end result. What we don’t always realize is that the small choices we make each and every day are working to build up to that big goal, the outcome we hope for. Read more…
I was recently asked to speak on the topic “Remaining Positive and Focused in Uncertain Times,” at my local Chamber breakfast on November 4th, the morning after the election. It’s an important topic and seems to be top of mind for most of us these days. Regardless of your political Read more…
There’s been a lot of emphasis this year on being more tolerant – tolerant of different viewpoints, nationalities, cultural differences, and the like. That’s not what I want to talk about today. What I want to talk about is tolerations as those parts of our lives and ourselves that perpetually Read more…
COVID-19 has sent all of us into a new reality. You may be working from a home office for the first time, home schooling your children or working with your spouse or, like many, both. We are all trying to navigate uncharted waters in our daily lives and often feel Read more…