The Meaning of “Zwischen den Jahren” While I was living in Germany, I learned the phrase, Between the Years (Zwischen den Jahren), and it has become
A family with two young children stayed with us recently. It was a sweet connection both for them and us. We were talking about saying grace before a
Thanksgiving and the Spirit of Gratitude Today is Thanksgiving in the US… where I’m originally from and where I still have family and many friends.
My women’s group meets tonight and we are discussing a short and eminently readable book called You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles
Emulating or Rejecting Our Parents In a recent conversation I learned that a friend of mine feels like he has spent much of his life
Most mornings I remember to do my laughter practice…As I am making the bed, or heading in to brush my teeth, I start to giggle,
Fake It ‘Til You Make It is the title of one of the essays in BECOMING. It was a memorable journey, actually toward authenticity, to write
Is your life run at times by FOMO? I just learned this acronym, and it had immediate resonance for me. FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out. This
Understanding the Impact of “It’s How You Say It it’s how you say it!” This crunchy phrase, said to me in the heat of an exchange, was
A regular part of our morning routine, Mike’s and mine, is a game of Cribbage over breakfast. As we were playing the other day, I
A few mornings ago I was doing some reading for an upcoming course I will take. As I turned the page, goose bumps broke out.
After an invigorating roller-blade around our amazing Stanley Park this glorious morning I came home to my sweet husband fixing our usual breakfast of porridge (delicious
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