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I thought it would make you like me.

…one of the most dreaded days of the year for most people.

I’ll spare you the played-out metamorphosis story about how

Did you know that the #1 predictor of your happiness and wellbeing is the quality of your relationships? We need to belong. We want to be understood. And we need to know that we matter. So, if you want to have loving, beautiful relationships you really do need to listen. Truly listen. It’s all too […]

There’s a squirrel banging on the glass door. I’ve lived in the northeast all of my life and I can tell you with certainty…this is unusual behavior for squirrels. Naturally, there’s a simple answer. Paul’s been feeding them. We went from a yard full of skittish squirrels…to several timid little creatures grabbing nuts off the […]

There are 1440 minutes in a day. On average, Americans spend 480 of them sleeping,…

The key to everything you want is right there…

The things we tolerate day-to-day generally feel too insignificant to draw our attention away from our busy lives, so we turn a blind eye and suck it up.

Balance isn’t about all parts of your life getting equal attention.

Just by writing the words now, the lump has returned to my throat.