When Our Rules Break Us
Image credit Shutterstock "Sometimes your belief system is really your fears attached to the rules." - Shannon Alder Years ago, I used...
Why We Need Empathy
“We are all so desperate to be understood, we forget to be understanding.” – Beau Taplin I recently attended a screening of a documentary...
There is Always a Trade-Off
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe There was an echo in...
Do A Little Bit of Good Wherever You Are
I was driving through town the other day, had just picked up my preschooler and was running late to pick up my kindergartner, and I got...
When We Only See What We Want
“You will always define events in a manner which will validate your agreement with reality.” - Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being...
Setting the Example
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi It was Spring Break for my kids this past week, and while I could do...
What We Lose From the Pursuit of Perfection
I used to think being a perfectionist was a positive quality. Some years back, I remember taking a quiz in some teenage magazine that...
Don't Forget to Look Up
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” - Pema Chödrön My husband and I were watching Nova the other day – yes, we...
If We Were Brave
“What would I do today if I were brave? If I refuse to listen to the voice of fear, would the voice of courage whisper in my ear?” – Jana...
It Could Have Been Me
I often think about sliding doors. Well, more the concept of missed tragedies and missed opportunity than actual sliding doors. There is...