Tis the season to give thanks.  Well, it should always be the season to give thanks.  But it’s nice that we get a whopping reminder to be grateful at least once a year. There are many benefits to holding an ‘Attidue of Gratitude.’  When we concentrate on what we’re grateful for rather than what’s troubling us, [...]

The post this week is a little delayed as I’m recovering from a 3-day power outage here in the Northeast.  As is typically the case with any crisis or loss, this event presented an abundance of opportunities for personal growth as well as teachable moments to benefit our children. There are distinct differences in the [...]

Is it okay to love yourself?  You bet!  Then why do we often equate self-love with vanity?   Why is it that many girls and women acquire the habit of treating others with more love and kindness than themselves?  Denying ourselves the love that we need is a form of self-neglect – anorexia of the heart.  Starved [...]

Last night my family and I arrived home from a long weekend away and were greeted by a disaster.  A water pipe had burst, destroying an entire section of the house.  Compared to the current devastation in Haiti from an earthquake, our losses are barely worth mentioning.  However, there are common lessons to be learned from [...]

Last night I saw Avatar – one of the most expensive movies ever made.  I expected to be ‘wowed.’  And I was.  It’s hard not to be when you watch a 3D IMAX film.  But it wasn’t the drama and cinematography that impressed me the most.  It was the messages contained within. Without going into [...]