by Melanie Vetter | Aug 12, 2020 | Joy
How are you doing? I know I’ve been extra stressed lately and I’m feeling pretty wiped out. My son is getting ready to go back to college … without going back, for his senior year. I haven’t been able to visit my parents and I miss them. I know many of you are missing...
by Melanie Vetter | Aug 5, 2020 | Joy
We’ve been stuck in our separate homes for much longer than we expected to be. Some things are reopening and then closing. The uncertainty about what’s next, when things will get back to normal, what normal looks like … is unsettling. This is a hard time — I want to...
by Melanie Vetter | Jul 29, 2020 | Joy
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” —Aristotle In last week’s blog, I encouraged you to build a habit of positivity, of noticing the good in your day even (or especially) if it was a tough day. Doing so helps change...
by Melanie Vetter | Oct 9, 2019 | Joy
Are you creative? What’s the first thing that comes to mind when I ask that? The short answer is you, as a human, are creative, but sometimes we don’t even realize our own creativity. Famous poet Maya Angelo said “You can’t use up creativity. The...
by Melanie Vetter | Jul 10, 2019 | Joy
My birthday is coming up and it’s a “big” one. I’m turning 60. My younger friends ask how I feel about that. Since I love my birthday, I’m happy. I’ll be in Wellfleet where I’ve spent almost all of my “big” birthdays – 5, 10, 18, 21, 30, 40, 50 and now 60....
by Melanie Vetter | Mar 13, 2019 | Joy
When I was a kid, I loved to play with my sister, Lisa. She was just one year younger than me, so we were practically twins. We’d make up elaborate games using marbles or our troll dolls or even with blankets, jump ropes and our parents’ furniture. We’d create entire...
