Category: Learning

While I was doing some research, I came across an old McCalls article from December 1959. I know, how could something written more than 50 years ago possibly have anything relevant about Christmas today? As it turns out their suggestions for making Christmas more meaningful seemed to be just what I needed. Christmas not only represents the giving of gifts …

Have you ever considered what might be keeping you from accomplishing your biggest dreams and goals? What is the one thing holding you back? Here are a few clues. It’s has nothing to do with how smart or talented you are. Nothing to do with how much free time you have, how much money you, where you live, or our …

Stress and overwhelm used to send me into a screaming rampage with my kids. Sometimes it still keeps me from enjoying the good that is happening all around me. And it almost always makes me grumpy to be around. I’m not saying it isn’t okay to feel overwhelmed from time to time, but we have to be able to monitor …

Your role and who you are is important. What do YOU think about YOU? What other's think doesn't really matter.

23 years ago our plane crash landed onto an airfield in Cancun Mexico. At the end of our week long vacation we had taken a little puddle jumper from Cozumel to Cancun where we had planned to get on a jetliner headed for home.

Changing our mindset can be as simple as developing this one simple habit. Research shows the positive benefits of writing and how it helps to change our brain. How do you create a more positive mindset?

Years ago, while studying abroad in Israel, I visited the beaches of the Red Sea and the small town of Eilat. With a warning to keep our distance from the coral, we were given a snorkel, flippers and brief “how-to” before being left to explore on our own. Having never snorkeled or even experienced the painful beauty of coral, I …

Sleep. For years I was convinced I was neither a night nor morning person – I was a day person. I felt like I was in a fog with late night feedings and the constant physical fatigue of being a mom. It was about the time my oldest started middle school, with an earlier start time, when I realized mornings …

Early in the morning after a big rain storm, we set out on a road trip. The clouds were still churning and trying to determine if they had anything to leave behind. As we started over the mountain passes, I could see the sun struggling to make an appearance, and soon I saw the most brilliant silver lining. For years …

A few months ago a Facebook friend shared how she celebrated her 30th birthday. I was impressed with her foresight to plan a special bucket list of 30 things to complete before her birthday. I’ve also seen others do random acts of service to equal the number of years they are celebrating. Being the contemplative person I am, I thought …

The BIG 5-0! Celebrating a half-century feels like such a monumental milestone, and yet I still feel the same. For the last six months, I have focused on embracing this new stage of life. With kids leaving home, new grandbabies to love, and milestones to prepare for, this birthday has been a time for reflecting. Yes, twenty-five years ago I …

We all face difficult times in our life. Sometimes it seems like it might just be easier to stop where we are, but life’s laws of gravity do not work that way. If we are not moving forward we start rolling backward.