Want More Calm During the Holidays? Embrace Gratitude We’ve just passed Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The holidays are here – Hanukkah and Advent both started on Sunday, Christmas, Kwanza and the Winter Solstice all happen this month. It’s a busy time. And hopefully...
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...
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...
Stuck for holiday gift ideas? Feeling like so many people don’t need more stuff? Looking for something that replaces getting together this year? What if you could use your words to help another person feel how you want them to feel? That they are loved, cherished,...
The holidays are likely to look different this year. Many of us will not be gathering for our usual celebrations this season. Maybe the idea of not traveling or trying to get to several houses feels like a relief. Maybe there are people you don’t mind not seeing. But...