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Being Together While Apart: Connecting while Practicing “Social Distancing”
Long before the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, loneliness and isolation had been on my mind. The statistics are sobering: According to a survey commissioned by AARP, loneliness affects more than one-third of Americans. Additionally, feeling alone increases the risk of...
Your Happiness Superpower
You have a superpower. You do. Well, we all do. We all have a superpower that is most certainly underutilized in our lives. This superpower is something we can use every day and throughout the day. And whether we use this power or not, it impacts the reality we live...
Boulders and the Snipers
Have you ever been in a meeting where it felt more like a battleground than a space for collaboration? Most of us have. It can be overwhelming and deflating. Here I recount my such experience and then proffer a few suggestions. The idea of “cutting some slack” to...
Living with the Ultimate End in Mind
How do you know if you are living the “right” life? There are many ways to look at this question, but for me, I sometimes ponder the last day of my life. I wonder how I will feel about my life when I am on my deathbed. Will I have regrets? This begs the question: what...
It’s Contagious! The Flu and The Grumpies
Flu season. Every year it rolls around, and many of us armor up to avoid its nasty occurrence in our households. We are mindful of washing our hands, cleaning those dirty doorknobs and community areas, and perhaps, getting a flu shot. It's wise. We don't want to be...
Focused Surrender
It’s Thanksgiving break. What a time for coming face to face with how things are. Now, I feel like I should share that compared to most of you reading this my Thanksgiving break was unconventional. First, I am Canadian, so I celebrated Thanksgiving in October (please...
Thanksgiving Equals Yummy Food…. and Happiness and Health?
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to get together with family, friends, and feast on food. It’s also a time to give thanks. Most of us have been told since we were young that we should be thankful. But, did you know, it’s also good for your health and happiness?...
Focus Up for Success
It’s about TIME…or is it? Time management, time management, time management. We hear advice, tips, and tricks about time management all the time. After all, what do we have in this lifetime to spend if not time? We need to spend our time wisely, but perhaps, the focus...
Why “Follow your Dream” May be Terrible Advice…
...And What to Do Instead “Follow your dream!” We hear this well-meaning encouragement all the time. It’s meant to direct us to find that one passion that will help unfold a life of clear direction and occupational passion. I hear people stressing about it. “I...
Don’t Hate Your Guts: Your Microbiome’s Impact On Your Wellbeing
Did you now that there are many more messages going from the gut to the brain than the other way around? Why is that? Could it be that our guts are sometimes in the driver’s seat of our wellbeing? Curious? Read on. It’s not hard to make the case that our physical...
