“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” ~Willie Nelson You know you’re not living the life of your dreams when you’re doing mundane things like brushing your teeth, doing laundry,...

“You don’t have to rebuild a relationship with everyone you have forgiven.” ~Unknown “Forgive” and “forcefully” are not two words I have ever joined together before. My idea of forgiveness involved kind and gentle meekness. Goodness. Altruism. Compassion. But...

As the week of Christmas officially begins, many of us will find ourselves caught up in a whirlwind of preparation and shopping.Almost all of us desire our upcoming week to be a...

“Being cut off from our own natural self-compassion is one of the greatest impairments we can suffer.” ~Gabor Mate It was late at night, and I couldn’t sleep. I could almost hear the thudding...

Every now and then, it’s a good idea to stop and think about how we’re living our lives and how to make them better.That is what makes New Year’s resolutions so popular. The...

“Allow yourself to be proud of yourself and all the progress you’ve made. Especially the progress no one else can see.” ~UnknownI watched my then-four-month-old daughter wiggle around on the floor on her...

“My life transformed when I stopped caring what people in the stands thought.” ~Brené Brown One afternoon, I had coffee with a friend who told me that she and her family all have a...

Hi friend! As we approach the New Year, I imagine many of you, like me, are thinking about what you’d like to do differently in 2024—or who and how you want to be...