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Raising Kids With Healthy Self-Esteem

Few things, if any at all, are as important as the responsibility one has as a parent.   Being prepared is absolutely critical to doing the job well.  Part of being prepared is having a real...

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Without Books, I’d be Someplace Else as Someone Else

I really didn’t start reading until my early 20′s.  I read a couple of non-school books in high school (I liked the Sweet Valley High series; Jessica the Rockstar was my favorite), but I wasn’t really...

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What Will You Not Take For Granted Today?

  Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. ~Aldous Huxley I consider this the worst human trait.  It is a recurring-and for some a constant-condition that...

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That place I like to sometimes go

Another song that just makes me want to live out loud.  I love the build up… it sort of parallels the passion filled moments in my life.  It’s always there, the passion,  but each passing day brings me...

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Right Now

Go tell someone you love them, right now!  Show up, call, email, text, send a card… whatever (I would recommend showing up or calling above other options).  Say it like you mean it, and tell them why....

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I broke up with Facebook

About a week ago I decided I didn’t want a personal profile on Facebook anymore.  It all started when on one day, for no particular reason, after several years as an avid facebooker I suddenly asked...

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Contemplation of the day: What if you believed that the sky’s the limit?

If you believed the sky truly is the limit, meaning that there really are no apparent limits, what would be different about your life?  Imagine that every job out there pays the same- more than...

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Does Absence Make the Heart Grow Fonder?

In the last six months I’ve had quite a bit of opportunity to test the notion that absence makes the heart grow fonder.  I moved to San Francisco from the east coast last November which put 3,000...

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Contemplation of the Day: What if you allowed yourself to do just one thing...

In a world that seems to honor the multi-tasker, I used to believe that I am only successful when I am able to focus on, work at, and manage everything going on in my life all at once.  Then, from...

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Got Resolve?

re·solve/riˈzälv/ Noun: Firm determination to do something. I’m getting me some.  You? It’s been a very transitional month for me.  Lots of jolting moments and causes for contemplation, introspection,...

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How I Abandoned the Pursuit of Happiness and Took My Life Back

Back in 2010 I went through a really tough period after an unexpected lay off from a job I was completely in love with when the company decided to close its doors.  Everything in my life changed- I...

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January 26- Curiosity

Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.  -Linus Pauling I have so many curiosities. I love to learn and discover. I like to observe. I find many things...

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