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Memorial Day weekend! The unofficial beginning of summer is upon us. The moment when white pants are now acceptable and socks are an afterthought. The moment when shorts are seen are more than just “that guy who wears the all winter” and baseball is in full swing. The weekend when everyone wants to be outside,…

How often are things intended one way and taken another? How often do we communicate something and the tone, or one word changes the impact we intended? How often is something said that we may think is nothing and someone is offended or hurt by it? Our intent may be one way, but the impact…

Giving life to a child, whether birthing or adopting, must truly be an amazing experience. To see your child grow and learn and become a beautiful person swells the heart in a way that nothing else compares. As a child, knowing that there is this person who loves you unconditionally, even if there are times…

Research estimates that human beings have anywhere from 12,000 to 80,000 thoughts per day, 80% are negative and 95% are repetitive. This internal monologue that spools around in our heads causes us to overthink, stay in the past and feel self-pity, anger, sadness or push us into the uncertain future with feelings of anxiety or…

Like water, life has its ebbs and its flows. It moves and at times can be still. It shakes us like a storm, with an angry wind and a forceful wave, pushing us to where it wants us. It calms us with serenity and a soft breeze allowing us to rest and catch our breath.…

Emotions. Simmering just below the surface. That low boil of stuff we cannot really put our finger on and maybe, just maybe, are afraid that if we let it come out of the shadows it will engulf us. Not sure if it is sadness, anger, denial, self-pity, rage, perhaps it is a combination of it…

What if you made a different decision about something a few years back, or many years back? What would be different in your life? Would that decision have changed the course of your life so that you were happier? These questions were the basis of the book, The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. The book…

This year we have a convergence of holidays. As we vault ourselves into spring, we celebrate the rising of Jesus Christ’s soul at the same time as the last night of Passover, the exodus out of slavery for Jews. This year we converge as well with Holi, the Hindu holiday celebrating the end of winter,…

“I think it call comes down to better communication. People need to be better at speaking up, saying what they mean and thinking about how they say it,” said the college sophomore to the rest of the group of student leaders. A true statement, indeed. She continued with her thoughts around energy and vibes that…

Renew. Rebirth. The spring equinox is all about this. We planted seeds during the long winter. We reassessed what we want to grow and now comes our birth of our ideas, our changes, our renewed focus. This is the perfect time to look at what we set out to do in the beginning of the…