Pain is the Best Teacher
We all want to avoid pain. It’s not fun to be shackled to chains of hurt, grief, betrayal, unforgiveness, and bitterness. We carry the weight and heaviness of pain around us like bricks and...
Category: Heartbreak
Why Kids Are Better Than Us
Kids are just better than us. It’s a fact. I’ve worked with kids my entire adult life and have three of my own and I never stop learning from them. Here are just 11...
Teachers Aren’t Heroes
Teachers aren’t heroes. But sometimes their work is heroic. Right now, most teachers are either deep in the throes of the chaos of a new school year or getting ready to start back, anticipating...
15 Ways To Hack Into Your Happiness
From the time we are young, the world tells us that the ultimate goal is to be happy, as if happiness is a one way destination and once we have arrived, we get to...
What’s Black, White, and Gray and Has an Opinion?
What has happened to the middle? It seems that we are moving rapidly into a world of extremes. From politics, to religion to everything in between-where is the in between anyway? The most opinionated...
The Only Thing You Need To Do To Trust Again After Betrayal
Once you have been betrayed by someone you really believed in, you will wonder how you can ever trust anyone ever again. Betrayal can come from a parent, a partner, a friend. People are...
How To Find Your Green Flagger And Live Happily Ever After
We all think we want that storybook romance. We want a partner to sweep into our lives, sing love songs outside of our bedroom window, buy huge bouquets of flowers for no particular reason,...
How Trying To Control Everything Controls You (and 6 Things You Can Control)
Control is an illusion. It is born out of fear-usually a fear of loss or pain. If we can control the events and people in our lives, we believe we can reduce the possibility...
Simple Ways To Add Gratitude To Your Life
The benefits of gratitude are endless. Science tells us that practicing gratitude can benefit virtually every aspect of our lives-physical, mental, emotional, and social. So why don’t we all prioritize gratitude all the time?...