It’s true. Try it. If you are feeling the deep kind of gratitude… the kind that you feel deep down inside… you can’t simultaneously feel fear. Fear OR Gratitude. One or the other. This is such good information! I choose gratitude! What I do is store up the really deeply grateful events I have, Read More
As a parent, I want to fix things when my kids are hurting. I have to remind myself that I want them to go through hard times. Even when things aren’t fair. Especially when things aren’t fair. It’s the times of challenge that breed confidence. You only create confidence by going through something difficult…, Read More
Bed head Breakfast Doing homework Setting the table/getting dinner ready Getting on the bus/in the car for school Texting Talking with different members of the family Sports practice/events Family games Where they normally sprawl Places they like to go Driving With their best friend(s) Favorite food Pet Chores Bedtime (if you are still awake), Read More
The holidays are full of uncomfortable situations. Take family gatherings. Please. (Cue rim shot.) If you choose to see your loved ones even though it puts you face to face with family members you’d rather not see, try Martha Beck’s Dysfunctional Family Bingo. Here’s how it works: You make a bingo card much like, Read More
A friend and I have been talking about feeling broken recently. You see, I think being broken is a good thing, she thinks it’s a bad thing. I think the difference is that she has people using those words as a weapon. “You are a broken person.” Yeah, that would hurt. But here’s how, Read More
I need to talk to you. You’re the one who’s a little worried about next year. The going-to-college year. The unknown. You are taking the leap that it’s going to be good, maybe even great. You are going because that’s the thing that comes next. But when things are quiet. During, Read More
There are always some negative emotions when you go to college. That’s just how change works. And the thing we’ve learned to do is avoid those emotions. That’s not so good. Now is the time to find some other ways to deal with negative emotions like being sad or scared or bored, other than, Read More
The first thing to do in any transition is to love yourself. I know, I know, it sounds cheesy. But if you don’t love yourself, you’re going to look for love and comfort outside of yourself. Well, you can imagine the kind of trouble that could get you into. Girlfriends who take advantage of, Read More
It is time to get back in touch with your body. Chances are you have been tuning out your body’s natural signals for years. You have stayed up late to study for a test. You can’t eat when you are hungry, because the bell hasn’t rung for lunch. You go to school even when, Read More
One of the things that makes going to college so painful is that the change is so abrupt. One day you are being are being taken care of, the next you sucking ketchup packets and calling it dinner. Well, I might be a bit dramatic. But, before you make that break and set, Read More