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...
View ArticleWithout 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleThat 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...
View ArticleRight 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....
View ArticleI 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...
View ArticleContemplation 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...
View ArticleDoes 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...
View ArticleContemplation 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...
View ArticleGot 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,...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleJanuary 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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