Why Family Stories Are More Important Than You Think
I’ve always loved hearing stories. The made up ones my daddy told my sister and me at bedtime, the ones my mom read from books of myths, fairytales and fables, and the ones told to me by parents, my uncle, my grandparents, or other relatives about the past. But here’s...
Journal with Me: Connect Through Stories
In last week’s blog, I shared my love of how letters help us to connect with and also celebrate the people you love and care about. The center of all great letters are stories. Stories about the person you’re writing to, stories of how that person had an impact on you...
How Heartfelt Letters Bring You Closer for the Holidays
Fall, glorious fall. As I am writing at my desk in Wellfleet, the leaves are starting to turn beautiful colors, the temperature tells me it’s truly fall – and the extra blanket reminds me that November and the holidays are not too far away. For our family, the...
Journal with Me: Focus and Curiosity
Many mornings I walk on the beach with Murphy, my 5-year-old golden retriever. He’s a wonderful companion and easy to walk with as he is totally focused on retrieving his orange “chuck it” ball. My husband or I throw the ball, Murphy catches and runs back, drops it at...
Are You On Hold?
Do you ever feel like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog's Day, waking up to repeat the same day over and over? In that movie, Phil, played by Mr. Murray, is doomed to repeat each day for what feels like forever. As Phil finds what creates meaning and purpose, and...
Journal with Me: Think Like a Beginner
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." Shunryu Suzuki. “The surest way to prevent yourself from learning a topic is to believe you already know it.” James Clear In last week’s blog I mentioned the idea of an...
How Can You Embrace the Abundance of Fall?
In New England, where I’m currently living, I can feel fall coming. It is “officially” fall, but autumn is not fully here. I can still swim in the pond and not shiver, the leaves are green, and the (darn) mosquitoes are still here. What I love about this time – the...
Journal with Me: Boundaries
Do you ever find yourself at the end of the day having worked hard but not on what you had intended to do? Rather than moving a project important to you forward or even just taking time for something you enjoy, did you say yes to other people’s needs and desires? Did...
Are You Pushing Too Hard? What Would It Look Like to Pull?
Do you have a long “to do” list that you want to make progress on or a project you’d love to finish? I bet you want to make progress or finish. But maybe you keep stalling or running out of steam. Or other people’s priorities get in the way. Does that sound familiar?...
Journal with Me: Share Your Love
As I mentioned last week, I love writing a letter to celebrate someone special, especially the young people in our lives. I want to give you some structure that might help get you started, but please know that whatever you write, if it’s from your heart, will be...