In the relentless hustle and bustle of today's world, where the pace of life seems to accelerate with each passing moment, there exists a...

Let's talk about something that might make some of us squirm just a bit - feedback. Yes, I know, the word alone can send shivers down the...

I was born serious. My mother says I came out of the womb telling the doctor what to do. I love to read, research, and study while others...

When we knock out the to-do list, wrangle an emotional preschooler, comfort the grocery store cashier who’s having a bad day, and...

I listened to a speaker a few weeks ago who said his father moved from East Texas to West Texas in a covered wagon. He participated in...

This blog first appeared on plaidforwomen.com Alarm goes off, hit snooze. Notification dings, pick up phone. Walk in the door, pick up...

I find myself not belonging in all the familiar places. I’ve stretched beyond the boundaries of my family of origin, beyond my...

I visited my 3-year old niece. She read books to me like her dad does because she has a great memory. Also, she read books to me like her...

Emotional Resilience is a Necessity for Navigating our Stressful Lives Standing up from a sitting position, I pulled a muscle in my lower...

Americans stay on the hamster wheel of work, family, community responsibilities. We typically only rest at holidays (unless we are the...

“There’s a party goin’ on right here A celebration to last throughout the years So bring your good times and your laughter too We gonna...

Festive parties, spectacular light shows, delicious holiday food and sweet Christmas music interlaced with extra doses of joy are tasty...

In the Christmas season, there is much talk about peace — messages like: Peace on Earth; World Peace; May Your Year be Filled with Peace...

Neuroscience tells us we are creating pathways in our brain, much like ruts in a dirt road, that become deeper and deeper, and therefore,...

I’m caught in a cycle. Every morning I tell myself I’m going to accomplish THE THING. You know the one, the thing that I’ve been pushing...

Last night, I met a three week old baby. Baby’s are so sweet and cuddly. As I was driving home it struck me all over again how utterly...

50,000 times a day we talk to ourselves, according to researchers. Sadly, 80% of it is negative — I shouldn’t have said that . . . She...

On my 50 birthday I awoke jobless, homeless, alone for the first time in 30 years and able to say "I'm better than I should be." I was...

In March 2017, I took a life change index -- basically I measured my stress level by looking at major events in my life over the last 12...

Many decades ago I planned my day out — every 15 minutes. I was ecstatic about the fact that I knew what I would be doing every minute of...