The Power of a Positive Mindset
How to Replace ‘I Have To’ with ‘I Get To’ I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a teacher friend of mine. Specifically, a conversation she and I had a couple of years ago that really changed my thinking. This friend had just been diagnosed with MS after years spent trying to figure out exactly […]
Is The Grass Really Greener?
Yearning for a Different Path While Honoring Your Own Journey I have a friend, Lori, who leads a very different life from mine. I absolutely LOVE my life, my family, my career. But sometimes—just sometimes—I yearn for Lori’s experiences. Lori is a mommy to three young children. She often posts photos on social media that […]
Putting Your Inner Critic On Mute
How a ‘Failure’ Led to a Powerful Revelation We all have an inner critic. You know, the voice that lives inside your head. The one that not only knows your insecurities, but exploits them. The one that gives very little compassion to the living, breathing human it inhabits. I call my critic Ethel. (Yes, I […]