I had a friend who was newly married but things were not going like she imagined. She asked her new husband, “We have a good marriage but do you want a great marriage?” Asking this question allowed them to discuss what they needed to create the kind of marriage they
Often we have something happen in our lives that can be traumatic.
Whether through an educational type response, a support idea, or another form of using what you’ve experienced to help others, doing something will help you move forward. That is what grief experts suggest when you are dealt a loss. Not forgetting what has happened to you but rather honoring it
Kathy Giusti did. Twenty five years ago she was given just three years to live. She, along with the help of others, created the Multiple Myoloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and has raised over $500 million to help others and herself extend their lives in the face of this diagnosis. She
When life deals you a bad card, something that is beyond your control, how will you deal with it? Will I use this terrible thing that happened to me and create something good? When Yearley Love died at the hand of her abusive boyfriend, her family didn’t wait long to
Well here’s a challenge. Maybe you’d like to give up scrolling before bed or to stop picking your cuticles. Maybe it’s a food or drink that you are obsessed with and you know you need to cut back. One friend told me she gave up Amazon. For me it was
Back to habits. Is there something that makes you feel great and you’d like to make it a habit? Maybe it’s to get up earlier every day, take an after-dinner walk, drive more carefully, visit one museum a week, cook something new each week, read the morning newspaper, the list
Do you have an idea of who you want to be? Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, suggests that you act as if you are the person you want to be. Answer who you want to be and act that way. An example would be, I’m a strong
Life changes and we as women face multiple changes as we age. We may now be single, empty nesters, or retired. Our parents may no longer be a responsibility, our children may now have partners, or our pets have moved on. Bottom line: our lives are constantly changing. I believe
This will point to an area of interest? Would it be home designers, politicians, musicians, artists, business women… the list is endless but when forced to answer, it may point to something that you are really interested in. Maybe you know your interest but how can you expand that area