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...
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...
My Favorite Way to Celebrate New Steps What does September mean to you? September makes me remember the frisson of excitement – and nervousness – for school to begin. New pencils, new shoes, new teacher. Even in college and grad school, September meant change,...
Small acts of kindness help us practice love, generosity and compassion, and they also act as a positive feedback loop helping us grow caring and inner strength. And kindness is catching (in a good way). Studies show that a person who receives kindness is likely to...
In a recent article in The New York Times, writer Adam Grant describes how many people are experiencing the feeling of languishing – the feeling of stagnation and emptiness, and muddling through. That resonated, and just acknowledging that I’d rather be flourishing...
Last week I suggested you write a letter as a gift for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, or to mark a milestone like a graduation or a special birthday. Sometimes it’s hard to get started. Tapping into your senses and writing a list of all you remember about a person...