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Each night we go to sleep with different thoughts running through our heads. Sometimes, we look back on the day with contentment and joy. Other times, we stew and fret over things not done or words that were said. Mostly, …
Each night we go to sleep with different thoughts running through our heads. Sometimes, we look back on the day with contentment and joy. Other times, we stew and fret over things not done or words that were said. Mostly, …
These last few years have left many feeling unmoored. Months passed when no one really seemed to know what was happening, and with no clear end in sight, many are still anxious about what lies ahead. It can be agonizing …
We have all typed, texted, or said, “enjoy your well-earned rest,” to someone about to take a vacation or start their retirement. Maybe, a friend or colleague has said it to you. You nod and smile, confident in the fact …
You Deserve to Take a Rest. You Don’t Have to Earn It. Read more »
With the typical arrogance of youth, in my teens, I assumed most of life’s lessons would be learned by the time a person finished university. From then on, you had it all sorted out. The long days of studying and …
Why Did I Take So Long to Figure Out This Stuff? Read more »
I can’t imagine there is a single adult on this earth who hasn’t at one time or another told themselves that they could only be happy once a particular event comes to pass. “When the kids are grown and flown, …
Christmas is right around the corner, and your To-Do list seems to have taken on a life of its own. Worse yet, 2022 is lurking just over the horizon. In previous decades, we welcomed in the new year with fanfare …
Please tell me I am not the only one. Who else has noticed a trend in people taking every single tiny thing as a personal attack on them? Recently, I saw this played out in a letter published in my …
Most people have heard the expression, you win some, you lose some. Of course, it is only trotted out after a loss or failure, usually to make the loser feel better about their lack of success. Growing up in South …
I was barely nine years old when I fell in love with calendars. Not only did they come with postcard-perfect photos, but they also packaged an entire month into neat little blocks. When you flipped the page to a new …
I think we can all admit to grabbing our phones in the middle of a conversation in order to look something up. “You say a baby Platypus is a Puggle? Well, let me just check that!” Knowledge is power, and …
We Are Raising the Kind of Children Employers Loathe. Read more »