May 9, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Parenting
I vividly remember my first Mother’s Day. I had a colicky three-month-old who we dressed up for a fancy dinner with family. I managed to shower and get dressed that day, but I was exhausted and stressed from a total lack of sleep and the demands of a newborn. We got...
Apr 18, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem |
A common refrain of toddlers and adults alike is, “You made me so angry.” Or “You made me so sad.” Or “Because you acted that way, you made me act this way back to you.” It’s a version of, “The devil made me do it.” It’s a complete lack of personal responsibility and...
Apr 4, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Stress Relief |
Last year, I had the well-intentioned but ultimately doomed plan of putting yoga classes on my calendar after everything else went on my calendar. Needless to say, it didn’t work out that well. As my last priority, at least on the calendar, I ended up missing classes...
Mar 28, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Relationships
A common theme I often hear from couples is, “I can’t make my spouse happy.” Or “I want to make them happy.” I hear parents say similar words about their children. “I want to make sure that I give them a happy life.” These are lovely sentiments, but ultimately not...
Mar 7, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
There’s a lot of complaining these days about the Millennials and Gen Z and how they are spoiled, entitled, and not hard working. There may be truth to that for any individual member, but from my admittedly relatively small sample-size observations, they’ve got quite...
Jan 24, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem |
A few weeks ago, my husband and I went on a hike. The hike was in a hilly area and it was pretty muddy on most of the relatively short path. My shoes weren’t the best for this hike and I found myself slipping a bit and tensing up with each step down the small hill...
