Ever since the fourth grade, I’ve known two things: I’d get counseling. I’d write a book. Twenty-ish years ago I accomplished the first thing, and last year I finally accomplished the second. Honestly, I never imagined my first project would be a children’s book. I always thought it would be my memoir. Or maybe a […]
Everything Belongs: Best practices for when life sucks (over and over)
Upon occasion, when a string of life sucks circumstances has happened one after another to me and/or my loved ones, I’ve referred to that period of time as a “Job Season.” I think most people would agree: This entire year (2020) has been a “Job Season.” Just when we think things might be looking up, […]
Boundaries 101 (aka: You shall not pass!)
Who’s driving you crazy right now? I can help. If you’ve read this blog for long, you know I’m a fan of boundaries: the concept and the book. In fact, in this blog post I ranked Boundaries #2 on my list of favorite nonfiction titles. It was my mother who taught me this concept. As I […]
Positivity 101: (aka–How to live life with more happiness and joy.)
Earlier this year, my writer friend, Brittney, messaged me with a blog post request: something on positivity, please. “How do you manage to stay so positive in a time when many people are very focused on the negative?” My positivity process is not difficult. But it’s not simple either. It’s not a one word, one […]
