ast weekend I was taking a walk, looked down at the sidewalk and saw a small black circle next to a small hole and below was a curved branch in the shape of a wide U. What I saw in total was a smiley face staring back at me. Seeing that smiley face led me to think of current events both personal and universal…

Here we are in the first month of the new year. It can feel exciting if you are happy to say goodbye to 2025, and it can feel daunting… and it can even feel both at the same time. Before the holidays began, I read an article by Maria Shriver…

I’m sure most of you will remember hearing someone say to you or someone else, “You’re going to learn your lesson!” Or “It’s time you learn your lesson!”

I did it. I did it, I did it, I did it! In case you missed my last article, “What Are You Waiting For?”, it was all about how it’s not too late to do something that keeps pulling at you, that won’t leave your heart and mind alone. My story starts like this: 41 years ago (but who’s counting?!)…

I’ve been thinking lately about how many of us have a longing or desire that has either been put on pause, pushed aside, or temporarily or permanently forgotten. Or talents, abilities, and skills that are just waiting to be discovered. For instance, I recently heard a story of a woman…

Never have I ever experienced a time where world events trickled down to touch down on such a granular level as our personal relationships. You hear people every day expressing sadness and frustration at the chasm between them and those for whom they care deeply…

Do you know that this is a real type of worry and that there is an actual name for it? Most importantly, do you know you’re not alone in feeling this way? Back to that in a moment. I’m going to share something with you that is very personal. Why? Because I believe that which is personal…

When I feel frustrated with life, I want to be able to call my best girlfriends and meet them for something to eat or drink – whenever I need, and whenever I feel like it. (Think Friends or Sex and the City!) I want to go and have a few laughs, witty conversation, and have all my…

Anxiety is a word that very easily and perhaps too often incorrectly falls trippingly off the tongue. For example, you may hear someone say that getting their hair cut gives them anxiety. It may, or perhaps they’re merely nervous. MichiganMedicine.org says that feeling nervous…

And no, this is not a joke! But it could change the way you think about getting older. Have you seen the movie Up in the Air? George (we’re on a first name basis; he just doesn’t know it yet), plays a traveling corporate downsizer who makes a living flying across the country…