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This week, our community members in the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving. For many of us, this year will be different than years past. With the pandemic at an all-time high, many of us are choosing to celebrate the holiday in a smaller, more low-key way.
Regardless of what you...
We made it. Election night....uh.....week is over in the U.S. As so many people have noted, we have a lot of work ahead of us. The U.S. is extremely divided and polarized. Bringing people together is of utmost importance for us to move forward.
Today, I want to share a...
Let me get straight to the point. It’s election week in the US, and tensions are HIGH. So many people are feeling anxious and angry as we await the results and anticipate the next 4 years.
I suspect that wait is going to extend well past Tuesday night if the predictions...
There are times in our lives when the weight of the world feels too heavy to bear.
Things seem to be going wrong...
The world's problems seem so large...
Right now, in the U.S., we're moving toward one of the most dramatic and volatile and tense elections in our nation's recent...
If you’re anything like me, you’re fascinated by how your brain works. I love learning about how our brains process information, the glitches in their programming, and how those natural tendencies influence us in helpful and not-so-helpful ways. Good thing, too, since...
If you've been with us for a bit, you're probably coming to realize some truths about our minds. Among others:
They're powerful...
They take shortcuts...
They're prone to creating habits...
And sometimes those habits aren't helpful.
Because of the nature of the way our minds work, they...
I have to share a painful/slightly hilarious story with you.
I'm currently training for my first half-marathon. Yesterday, I was a little over 7 miles into my planned 8 mile run, and I was feeling good. Really good, in fact, so I picked up the pace. I crossed 75th Street,...
Have you ever felt stuck? Torn as to what to do and which way to go in life?
Maybe you feel that way about some aspect of life right now. If that's the case, this post is for you. Even if it's not the case, read on, because that stuck / torn feeling is one we encounter over and...
I used to wear busy like a badge of honor.
“How are you?” my mom would ask.
“I’m so busy! I’m working a ton, and I have to blah blah blah.”
I was on my way to burn out.
That was in...
Pop quiz. What color is this?
Most people will say grey.
But, what if I told you that this grey paint is actually composed of 4 other colors mixed together. How easy would it be for you to figure out what those 4 colors were?
Pretty tough, right?
This simple paint example actually illustrates a...
My sweet great-aunt Betty died a few weeks ago. She was a loving woman living on borrowed time, a light in this world for nearly nine decades. Thanks to technology, I was able to attend her funeral virtually. And as I listened to the beautiful eulogy my cousin delivered, I was struck by how...
You know that little voice? The one inside that’s constantly comparing you to others, noting all the ways you’re falling short, and oh-so-helpfully pointing out everything little thing you do wrong?
Or perhaps your Inner Critic is more of a bully, calling you names and...