How Focusing on Belonging and Meaning Help You Thrive
How Focusing on Belonging and Meaning Help You Thrive We all have a need to feel understood, to give and receive affection, and find our people. In other words, we need to feel we belong. In her book The Power of Meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith says that two conditions...
How Nature and Flourishing Go Hand in Hand (Even If You’re Not “Outdoorsy”)
How Nature and Flourishing Go Hand in Hand (Even If You’re Not “Outdoorsy”) Time spent in nature is essential to me. The ocean, redwood trees, kettle ponds, and wildflowers … these things fill me with joy and awe and gratitude. When I’m overwhelmed or out of sorts, I...
Are You On Hold?
Are You On Hold? Do you ever feel like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog’s Day, waking up to repeat the same day over and over? In that movie, Phil, played by Mr. Murray, is doomed to repeat each day for what feels like forever. As Phil finds what creates...