Journal with Me: Focus and Curiosity
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,...
Journal with Me: Nature. A Source of Joy — Even in Dark Times
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...
Use Joy to Get Through Struggles — What?
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...
Journal with Me: Habits for Positivity
“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 your...