Positivity

Whatever age you are in life, nothing is perfect. If you are 16, you may be deciding your future, taking exams, trying to fit in, building relationships, or maybe wondering how to cover up an enormous pimple. If you are in your 30s, you might be struggling to buy a home/have somewhere to live…

There’s something I’ve come to notice as I’ve gotten older, and once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it. It is this basic truth: We don’t give ourselves much credit. When I look back on my life, the facts are there. I built and ran businesses. I bought, remodeled, and sold twenty-six homes. I earned a pilot’s license. I played in bands…

We have this obsession with needing to know what we want at all stages of our lives. And it doesn’t fade with age. In fact, sometimes it gets louder. There’s a subtle expectation that by now, by this stage of life, we should feel certain. Settled. Complete. As though we’ve arrived at a final version of ourselves…

Some years ago, I was living in an old cottage, on a farm in France. One day, driving back from the boulangerie, I spotted a tiny bird in the lane, just by my house. I stopped the car and, using a towel, picked it up and placed it gently in the hedgerow. The following morning, I heard a strange noise at my front door, and when I opened it…

When we look around this big, beautiful world we live in, it can seem a little overwhelming – especially right now. Wars, conflicts, poverty, crime, economic crisis – sometimes it seems that life is not the blissful one we grew up in. And yet, in many ways, it still is. The sun rises and sets…

Let’s be honest. Most midlife women don’t walk around saying, “I feel like the Holidays are a real drag because I have to do it all.” Of course not. You love the season. And after all this time, you’re good at it. You’ve got your routine…

Do you sometimes feel yourself growing grouchier and more irritable as the years go by? The body’s aches and pains and the woes of the world can make us all feel…

Anticipation is a big part of life. Sometimes it lifts us up, sometimes it weighs us down, and sometimes, it makes our minds jump far ahead of where we are…

Sometimes we ruminate on thoughts that simply aren’t true, aren’t productive and aren’t kind. We would never speak to a friend this way, so why…

When you read, “thoughts become things,” what comes to mind? Let’s picture it. When you awakened this morning, what was your first thought? Was it positive? Maybe it was thanks for another day or a wish that you would make good decisions or maybe it was thoughts about all you had…