When I started this blog, I was a woman on a mission. My mission: to help people be as happy as they could be in the life they were living. One of my main principles is that of “owning your…
Category: Growth
How to navigate unwanted change This past Monday autumn officially arrived in my part of the world. People fall into two camps when it comes to autumn. In one camp, people are breaking out their cozy sweaters, enjoying pumpkin spice…
Everyone wants to know the secret to life. If you have made your way here today, you are in luck. I just so happen to know the secret. Before I share it with you, though, I need to suit up…
A funny thing happened on the way to my post this week. If this sounds familiar, you may have read a post of mine from last October called friendship, dogs, mail, and other happy things. I started out with that…
Does this sound familiar to you? It’s time to get things done. You’re well-rested, you ate a good breakfast, and it’s go-time. There’s nothing stopping you from moving forward — except you and your brain. You are overwhelmed by the…
Last week I wrote about the first six of twelve lessons from my garden. Originally I intended to post all twelve at once, but it ended up longer than expected. Today, I present to you lessons seven through twelve. 7….
Part one of two Gardening season has begun in earnest around chez moi. Between the upswing in temperatures and my liberation in landscaping, the time was right. I have spent many hours outside these past ten days. My parents always…
Once upon a time (last week), I wrote about how important it is not to “read minds.” When you think you know that someone doesn’t like the way you are, or the things you do, you are making decisions based…
This is the thirteenth Spring I have lived in this particular northern state of the U.S. and I have not yet come to grips with the fact that the last frost date in our area is mid-May. The vernal equinox…
Easter morning, 2019. The day was lovely, I was well-rested, and feeling as though all was right with the world. Then I read about the bombings in Sri Lanka. Just like that, the good feeling was gone. My immediate reaction…