Change things up
We started a long overdue ban on electronics from 9 am to 5 pm at our house. I grew up in a home that often did not even have a […]
Intentional Acts of Kindness
I am lucky enough to be married to someone for whom random acts of kindness are not something he thinks about. He just jumps right in and has a way […]
Taking Advice From A Fortune Cookie
My daughter and I went out for Chinese food the other night. This is what she always chooses whenever we have a girls night. This was my fortune. Naturally, I […]
Is your status quo worth maintaining?
“There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them.” […]
Why Worry?
“When I look back on all the worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his […]
Lost and Found Lesson
We had a little life lesson in our family yesterday. I took my two kids to the toy store. My son wanted to spend the rest of the money he […]
Have to or Choosing To?
When I was a kid my parents told me, “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do.” I’m pretty sure their point was that I could pretty much pick […]
Taking down my “Look Gooder” trait
Part of the work I am doing with my life coach is called “taking down your traits” or getting them on a leash. The idea is basically that you get […]
What are you addicted to?
I found another quote today which dovetails beautifully with my last post. This quote is from Tony Robbins: “Our biggest addiction is problems…We can reduce our life to a description […]
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Happy. I heard recently that, “Happy”, was Goldie Hawn’s response as a child when she was asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It seems everywhere […]