Three Phrases to Boost Your Real-Time Resilience
“I don’t jump to conclusions. I leap to them,” explained my patient Ava. In many ways, Ava believed that being a pessimist served her well. She carried an umbrella on sunny days. She traveled...
Forget Resolutions and Try This Instead
Before January 1, please take a moment to ask yourself a few questions:
What challenged me most this year?
What did I learn from these challenges?
What surprised me?
What am I proud of?
Please...
What Happens When We Throw Away the “I” in “I Love You”
I have a pet peeve. (Actually I have many pet peeves but will focus on just one for brevity’s sake.) It has become increasingly common to shorten the phrase “I love you” to “Love you.” Both...
The Uplift Effect: 6 Micro-Acts to Brighten Your Day Every Day
Yes there is a lot to be stressed out about these days. Our collective bingo card of catastrophes and crises is full–climate change, the election, inflation, and the Middle East, to name a few....
Not What You Think — A Counterintuitive Strategy to Boost Motivation
We all have so much going on in our lives, so let me distill the research on wellbeing for you. Think of these quick bits as a personal apothecary that you can read, refer...
It’s Time to Stop Evaluating Your Emotions
Along with bell bottoms and feathered hair, mood rings were all the rage in the 1970s. A quick glance at the color of the ring would let you know if you were feeling good,...