Why Connection Matters Plus 4 Ways to Connect Today Connection matters. Feeling connected means we’re likely to experience less sadness, loneliness, low self-esteem, and even health issues. In his TED talk, Robert Waldinger notes that connection is part of a good...
Journal with Me: Family Stories In last week’s blog, I shared how stories help you build and deepen connection within your family and with friends as well. The holidays are approaching, and this is a great time to share stories with family and friends and ask...
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...
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,...
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...