Mood over Matter
Is the quality of your day based on the effect of somebody else’s mood? Do you wake up with your breath caught above your belly to brace yourself for what you might encounter that day? Other people’s moods and emotions can become our toxins. Especially if the emotionally volatile person [...]
How My Morning Tea Changes My Day
I am very fortunate to live in a small beach town that is nestled along the alcoves of a foothill. The landscape is dotted with cottage homes, sandy white shores, and bold red flowering vines along winding paths that lead to intimate beaches. It’s lovely. Since I moved [...]
What People Really Appreciate
Our job is not to make other people's lives fit our agenda. Although most of us can agree to that statement it’s rather insidious how it plays out in reality. We often think we know what is best for those we love and/or influence. We can nudge, persuade, [...]
The Meaning of Love
A boy liked a girl in grade school. He teased her, she ignored him, and thus he teased her more. Love, she thought, was annoying. In high school, the boy grew taller. Secretly, the girl found him attractive and amusing. Somehow knowing this, the boy began to write [...]
Is It Really Our Gender?
Ladies, this might be the most unpopular thing I have ever written. But, I can honestly say that I have never felt that being a woman has prevented me from getting ahead. In fact, I think many times my gender has been an asset. […]
How I Set My Pace Today
I was walking up the beach early this morning. The water was calm and the air nearly still. Two women with English accents stopped me and pointed out to the ocean. The one women said “I am either seeing a whale–or the Loch Ness monster.” To which I [...]