Let’s Review This is the third post of this four part series. If you read the previous installments, you’ll remember that being unhappy sometimes doesn’t mean you are flawed, unappreciative, or somehow abnormal. It’s a normal part of being a person, so avoiding unhappiness isn’t a realistic goal. Instead, look for ways to improve how […] Read more

Let’s Review If you read Part I of this series, you’ll remember that being unhappy sometimes doesn’t mean you are flawed, unappreciative or somehow abnormal. It’s a normal part of being a person, so avoiding unhappiness isn’t a realistic goal. Instead, look for ways to improve how you respond and what you do when you’re […] Read more

Many times during my adult life when I have been in an unhappy mood I have looked at the blessings in my life and thought, “I have so much! Shouldn’t I be happier?”   Shouldn’t I Just Be Grateful & Happy?   If you live in the United States or a similar country, odds are, […] Read more

I Like Math As a kid, I always liked math. It was like a big puzzle to me. I just needed to break the problem down into pieces, work through each piece, and get the answer. And of course, the other great thing about math is there’s always one right answer to the problem. 2+2 […] Read more

A few weeks ago I wrote about how happiness is a choice. It is not a situation that, if we are lucky enough, we experience. Nor is it a goal that we someday hope to reach.   No, happiness is found or lost in all of the little decisions that we make each and every […] Read more

Happiness! It’s one of my favorite topics.   Today my friend and bestselling publisher Linda Joy released Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness featuring the soul-inspiring stories of 27 amazing women who share their intimate stories of transformation.   Choosing Happiness also includes Reflection Questions after each story which will empower you to integrate the vital lessons […] Read more

    I’ve been hearing this question a lot recently – from my clients, my friends, my kids, even in my own head! What is Behind this Question?     “Shouldn’t I be further by now” is judgment masquerading as a question. It comes from setting the expectations for our results based on the results […] Read more

    Early in our marriage, Dave and I would often spend our evenings sitting next to each other on our blue plaid couch. The couch was our meeting place for our nightly “complaint-fests.”   The Pattern After a hastily prepared meal consisting mainly of uninspiring processed foods, we would flop down in exhaustion anxious […] Read more

        For many of us our work life is as busy as or even busier than our home life. We long for time away from our project load and work responsibilities, but we don’t know how to make it happen. And we certainly don’t want to return from our days off only […] Read more