The obsession with always being positive has become so extreme that it has even resulted in rules about what you’re allowed to say. In fact, you may have heard the ...read full story
One night when I was out to dinner with some friends, I glanced over to a nearby table and saw an elderly woman in a wheelchair, choking. She had stopped breathing and wa...read full story
Life should feel easy and effortless, like floating on a buoy on a beautiful summer day. Instead, most of us live like we’re trying to hold the buoy underwater&mdas...read full story
Valentine’s Day is, for many singles, a holiday to dread instead of one to celebrate. I experienced my own loneliness on more than one Valentine’s Day. Then, ...read full story
The Four Agreements was published many years ago. If you have read the book, you already know what these agreements can do. They have the ability to transform your life b...read full story
What comes to mind when someone suggests that you “celebrate yourself”? Does your interior voice reply snidely, Yeah, sure, as soon as I pick up the dry clean...read full story
One of the most common complaints I hear from women is that they have too much to do and not enough time to get it all done. If a woman’s excessive demands are temp...read full story
Over the last couple of months I've become quite taken with daily exercise. I know, I know, it seems a bit crazy to imagine enjoying working out, but it's happening...read full story
In the not so distant past, people would say a child came from a “broken home” if the child’s parents were divorced. And this was considered a great tra...read full story
I got married for the first time when I was just shy of twenty. I was in college and working part time to pay for books and sundries. We had gotten engaged when I was six...read full story
