The road to happiness does not often manifest itself after some wonderful ever after experience, and then last to infinity. In fact, it rarely resembles a fairy tale story or a Hallmark movie. But then you probably already know this. All you need to do is look at your own life. Or the lives ... Read More
Things to Remember
Sometimes It’s Better to Listen, Than Talk
I had a brother who talked practically non-stop. He must have enjoyed listening to his voice, because he most often talked aloud. During loud activities, such as a shower or mowing the lawn, he just talked louder. You always knew where to find him because all you had to do was follow his ... Read More
What if We Quit Holding Our Opinions So Tightly?
We all have opinions. About many things. Things we know about and things we don't. Other people also have opinions. Just like us, their opinions range on just about everything and anything. We know this. Don't doubt it. But when our opinions are questioned, watch out. When others ... Read More
The Heart We Are Breaking When We Lie About Our Self
One day I overhead one of my children putting them self down. In an angry voice saying they were no good and stupid. Well, that raised my hackles faster than anyone putting me down. I paused outside the partially opened door. Trying to calm down. Take a few breaths. So, fire would not emerge ... Read More
Stop Being Embarrassed About Your Superpower, Ladies, and Instead Embrace It
You see it in young girls. A little girl is holding her baby doll to her chest and talking to it. Something distracts her and off she wanders. Soon she notices her brother tossing her baby off the picnic bench where she had so carefully placed her. It seems her brother wants the doll’s ... Read More
Reframing the Truth in an Old Story
Monday afternoon my left eye started hurting. Not bad. Just a dull ache with a need to blink it more. Then a feeling it wasn't focusing quite like it should. I ignored it, until that evening when I happened to catch a glimpse of it in a bathroom mirror. I recoiled at my bright red and angry ... Read More
Why Seeing Another Viewpoint Benefits You and Others
We are drawn to people who understand us. Who can peek into our world. We sense they know us. We feel seen and heard. Connected with them. We tell them a sad story and they sympathize. They ask questions. Wanting to better understand. We tell them our dreams and they don't laugh. ... Read More
Why It’s Hard to Be a Gracious Receiver
At the convenience store tucked along a corridor of the Atlanta airport, I am next in line to pay for my bottles of water and packages of string cheese. I un-tuck the water from my arms and hand her my credit card. She swipes the card. "Denied," she says. She swipes it again. "I'm ... Read More
