The start of a new year is the perfect time to re-evaluate goals and re-align priorities. Whether you want to climb Mount Everest or...

This time of year, we pause to give thanks for all the good in our lives. But I say, why limit it? Why not extend that gratitude? Wake up...

Why do the best things never last? Like long weekends, good hair days and chocolate cake? You’re sitting there, minding your own...

Do you ever feel like you woke up on the wrong side of reality? Today feels like that for me. Everywhere I go, everything I see is off....

One year ago, the email of a lifetime hit my inbox. I remember it like it was yesterday. I had taken the day off work, just because, and...

Helping others is a great way to get that warm fuzzy feeling we all crave. But what happens when you are the one in need? For some...

Self-awareness is the key to happiness. Or one of them at least. Learning about who you are, why you do what you do will make you a...

Chaos is defined as a ‘total lack of organization or order.’ Synonyms include daily life, parenting and the DMV. There are countless ways...

Life can get you down, no doubt about it. All sorts of external factors negatively impact your happiness. But that is just the universe’s...

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to please someone. Bringing joy to their life or putting a smile on their face is an all-occasion...

If life is a journey, I need a new travel agent. Especially considering all the speed bumps, random detours and traffic jams. The...

Imminent Danger Disorder*, or IDD, is a rare disorder that afflicts one out of the two children in my household.  It is extremely...

A young man sits on a throne, wearing a too-big crown. Beside him, another young man sits but with none of the easy grace his brother...

As a writer, it’s hard to wait for greatness to bleed onto the page. But when it does, it’s a glorious thing. I’ll write a sentence or a...

Halloween. One of my least – if not the least – favorite holidays. And can it really even be called a holiday? I mean, we don’t get the...