Transforming holiday card writing from drudgery to joy
Too often during the busy holiday season, the idea of sending out holiday cards is only cozy and quaint in my imagination. Over the years, however, I’ve found ways to make this ritual creative, mindful, and more meaningful.
Dreaming into the Twilight Zone
After years of helping to care for my mother, and witnessing the ravages of a disease that stripped her of her memory, identity, and her access to language, and then mourning the loss of the woman who was also one of my closest friends and favorite people, I was eager to learn more about the joy, which at times during my grieving process felt as if it existed on a faraway planet, not right at the center of my 5’4” body—not very far away at all.
You Are (Already) a Joy
5 rules to help you get (and stay) happy I can’t remember what prompted me to ask the question, but I’ll never forget the answer. Several years back I asked my mother, “What was I …
To an admiring—B(l)og?
Say your name. That’s this week’s Theme at “The Daily Post.” I’d tell you mine, but that’s just the problem. I feel like I’ve been saying it a bit too much lately. Here’s why: Feeling …
Joy in the Airport? You must be kidding!
Maybe I should have called my book: “Joy in Every Moment: Except for that Moment When You Look at The Departure Status for Your Flight and See the Word…Delayed.” Joy in (Almost) Every Moment …
The Life-Changing Magic of Deleting My Facebook Pages
Recently, I consulted a consultant to help me tidy up my web page and set some business goals for 2016. But after laying out my array of projects and pursuits (there’s the dream business, the …
A Pilot’s Positive Thinking: What the World Needs Now
A typical airplane trip becomes an opportunity to dream together Seated aboard my first flight to Charlotte, en route to The Bahamas, recently, I heard the dreaded announcement over the airplane’s PA system. Our flight, which …