It’s In Your Face In coach lingo, they’re called tolerations, drains, or what you’re putting up with. In plain language, they’re the things that bug you. Though counting your blessings is a wonderful practice, it’s also helpful to periodically inventory the stuff that bugs you. Why on earth would you want to do that? Two […]
Everybody Needs It It was a few days before my birthday in early December 2009, and a card from my parents had just arrived in the mail. Mom’s Alzheimer’s symptoms were still subtle at that time. Previously she would have written “Dear Ginny” and “Love Mom and Dad.” In this card, however, there were only three […]
What Happened? This past New Year’s Eve, after enjoying a delicious dinner at our cousins’ house, I implored our hosts to turn on the TV and, pushy guest that I am, even insisted that we tune in to ABC so I could watch Ryan Seacrest host Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Despite the fact that I’ve […]
Miracles I felt inspired after seeing Daniel Day-Lewis’ intimate portrayal of Lincoln. The central message I took away was also in another movie directed by Steven Spielberg, Schindler’s List. Both of these illustrate the difference one person can make. Each man answered life’s call in the affirmative, and when he did, the results were nothing short of miraculous.
Today’s issue is #3 is a three-part series and is a follow-up to: A Good Day A Necessity, Not a Luxury Whatever makes you happy. Depending on the context, that phrase can sound trite, if not sarcastic. It seems on some level, we think happiness is a luxury that dare not be entertained in a world with so […]
Today’s issue is #2 is a three-part series and a follow-up to: Why Should You Be Happy? How Was Your Day? You get this question all the time. You pose it to your loved ones upon arrival at home. In response you might hear anything from: Pretty good; It was okay, to: Lousy, don’t even ask. Is a good day when […]
How Would You Answer? These three incidents happened about 11 years ago, within a period of 12-18 months:
The Truth of Who You Are Toward the end of Moonstruck, one of my all-time favorite movies, there is an exchange between Rose Castorini and the college professor (i.e., Olympia Dukakis and John Mahoney). When Rose dismisses the professor’s advances, he tries to save face by concluding that she is unable to invite him up to […]
After The Leap When changing directions, often all that’s needed is to find the entry point of your new path vs. having to map out the entire route. What happens after you take that leap of faith and you’re a few steps down the new path? We can learn the answer through three clients who recently shared […]
You Are New Same old same old. Get up and do it all over again. These are the expressions we use and how it can feel when the alarm clock goes off in the morning. It takes a conscious effort to approach the same daily routines with newness, yet whether we remember it or not, each […]