I’m not passionate about cooking. I just like to eat.
I think there’s a difference. People who are passionate about cooking seem to really enjoy the process. They like to play around in the kitchen, …
Motivation
The Power of Positive Peer Pressure
I promise I didn’t do all the alliteration on purpose. 😉 Peer pressure usually gets a bad rap (and it is true that hanging around …
Progress is almost never dramatic.
Big wins, sudden breakthroughs, and “aha!” moments are what we’d all love to experience. But in my experience (ha), those happen really, really rarely. In …
It doesn’t have to be perfect to bless other people.
(This is a post I wrote 9 years ago, and I thought it needed to see the light of day again.) Ahh, perfectionism. It almost …
You only live once…
I’d like to hear your comments on your balance between “You only live once” (so spend) and needing to be responsible and save. I’m naturally …
5 Things That Are Making Me Happy
I needed to make a list today, so I thought I’d post it. And if you need a little happiness boost, you can join me …
It’s not the stuff that creates good memories
The other day, my mom forwarded me a link to the listing for my grandparents’ house, which is now for sale. (You may remember that …
5 Things You Can Choose to Do Instead of Wallowing
Yesterday I wrote about even in the midst of unfair circumstances, you still usually have some choices available to you other than feeling like a …
The best thing to remember when you feel like life is unfair
Ok. Maybe it’s not THE best thing, but it’s a good thing to remember. Everyone who lives on this planet is subject to unfair, unpleasant …
Five Ways to Fight Discouragement
I decided to just embrace the whole five theme this week. 😉 See two previous posts (Five Things That Are Making Me Happy and Five …
Five Things That Are Making Me Happy
I was sitting here at my keyboard having a Monday-is attitude and Sonia suggested I do a Five Things That Are Making Me Happy post. …
Does contentment lead to complacency?
Last week when I posted a few quotes about contentment, there was a little discussion in the comments about how contentment can lead to complacency. …
What do you do when things are tough?
A little while ago a reader asked me what I do when I hit hard spots in my life, and I thought for sure I’d …
Reality – Expectations = Happiness (or does it?)
When I wrote about tips for used car shopping, I mentioned this equation: Reality – Expectations ___________ Happiness The idea here is that …
Forget the mistake, remember the lesson
Last week we were at an ice cream shop that encourages customers to write/draw on post-it notes and then stick them up on the walls. …