What we need to do to thrive
The most important thing we can do has nothing to do with actions or achievement. It has to do with how we show up. What’s standing out to me lately is that to be successful — in a job, in parenting, in whatever it is we take on — mastering skills and “getting it right” […]
3 tips to add some sweetness to your day
It’s the little things we do and think in the course of a day that add up to determine how things go. So today, I’d like to offer a few simple tips that, at least for me, can have a surprisingly large effect. Here we go: 1. Add a bright thought. It’s pretty common to […]
How we kill our own joy, and how to bring it back
One way that we kill our own joy: comparison. The demon has been on my radar since third grade, when I decided that cool people were short. I was tall for my age. I literally measured myself against others. As much as I’d like to say that I’ve totally outgrown this pestilent trait, au contraire. […]
Life Is Short. Find Delight!
I honestly didn’t really understand this concept at first. I asked my friend if eating cookies and watching TV counts. She didn’t condemn that, but told me to do something else too. It made me realize that I stopped “playing” years ago. Now I work, and the things I do for fun tend to either […]