Slow down: Baby Yoda on board
I awoke in the night with an earworm. That’s kind of a gross term for a common phenomenon: Getting a song stuck in your head. At first, I found it extremely ‘earritating,’ pardon the pun. Pieces of it kept going…
Just say thank you
It’s January, which for many of us is ‘return season.' Time to pack up the gifts you can’t use or don't like and return or exchange them. I've spent hours in those lines myself. But this year I’m wondering: If…
A purpose filled post-pandemic plan
After months of sheltering at home, we may feel like caged birds right now. Yet, before Corona clipped our wings, we often lived in cages of our own making -- flying through our days without much joy, connection, or meaningful…
Unmasking the Corona-chakra connection
What’s the common denominator of nearly every major health issue? Stress, stress, and more stress. Right now, we may like to blame Coronavirus for all this stress. But it could be a consequence of a way of life we’ve come…
Time to bury the superwoman myth
As marketed by a cheesy commercial in the late seventies, a real woman’s greatest achievement was to “bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never, ever let you forget you’re a man.” Disturbingly, five decades later…
Don’t let barnacles slow your mojo
If you’re a boater or a fan of SpongeBob SquarePants, you know what a barnacle is. These sticky, little sea creatures attach themselves to unsuspecting surfaces, like turtle shells where they can cause health problems and boat hulls, where they…
Nature, nurture and now what?
Nature, nurture and now what? Modern researchers continue to debate over how much our genes vs. our experiences influence who we become. But the most significant sidebar to this conversation is the fact that we can change the outcome through the…
If you want different results
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not a narcissist. Why? Because you’re looking to improve something in your life. Unlike a narcissist, you value self-reflection, take responsibility for your behavior, and are willing to make changes—if you want different results.…
Peel the price tags off your passions
Want to know the secret to a more joyful life? Peel the price tags off your passions. Case in point: A few years ago I was going through a divorce and discovered a new passion: Handcrafting jewelry. Initially, I just…
Chasing the Fountain of Youth
They say that age is a state of mind. But how do we embrace that when everyone around us seems to be chasing The Fountain of Youth? The beauty and fashion industries thrive on our fears of looking old and…