A professional acquaintance of mine always (seriously, *always*) seems to be in a terrific mood– upbeat, friendly, encouraging, supportive. I asked him once if he woke up in a good mood every day, and he replied, “nope, but I choose to have a great day every day!” An increasing amount of research is demonstrating the […]
Earlier this week I had an idea for a new workshop series. When it first occurred to me, I thought, “Now that’s a pretty good idea. Wouldn’t that be fun to do?!” But my idea included someone I’ve only recently met, and I wasn’t sure she’d share my enthusiasm for this idea. So I talked […]
I noticed it first a couple of weeks ago. The very tips of the leaves on some of the trees in our neighborhood were starting to change colors. Now it’s fairly evident, and some leaves are starting to gather on the lawn. The trees are still mostly green, but I know it’s coming and it […]
Stress is part of our lives. Good stress, bad stress, we just can’t get away from it. Numerous research studies have shown that some amount of stress can be positive. We’ve all had the experience of having a job or school deadline that spurs us to action and motivates us to do better work. Or […]
I had coffee with a friend the other day. We hadn’t seen each other in a few months, so we chatted about all sorts of topics. She’s a life coach and I’m a therapist, so inevitably we ended up discussing our common ground– what makes people tick. We’ve both had clients who are immobilized by […]
It has been said that there are really only about a dozen stories in all of human history– it’s just the minor details that keep changing over the years. One of those stories is the Quest, or Journey, story. That’s the one where the kingdom is in trouble and a humble young man is the […]
Last week I had a string of days where nothing seemed to go right. One day every traffic light was red, no one would return my phone calls, I forgot an appointment, it rained when my daughter and I planned to go swimming, the dentist’s bill was more than expected, I stubbed my toe on […]
