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Thanksgiving, the holiday, is often lost in food and family. What is lost? Our opportunity to experience gratitude. The chance to really give thanks. Many times, it can feel like an obligation. Instead, I suggest we see it as an opportunity. Even in tough moments (actually, especially in tough moments), we can make a shift […]
I bet you hear it as much as I do. You may even say it. “I’m so stressed!” The malady of the modern age. Stressed out, exhausted, and frustrated. But what IS stress? As much as we toss that term around, sometimes almost as a badge of honor, you may not think about what that […]
We all want confidence — SELF-confidence. We want to be confident before we act. In other words, I want to feel confident of myself before I move toward something. Or maybe that’s just me! 🙂 But I think that comes at it from the wrong direction. FEAR seems to be between us and action. Mostly […]
Forgiving is an important skill. When we forgive people for hurts and slights in the past, we get to free ourselves from those events. (That skill is so important that I wrote a book about the process I created. That book is The Forgive Process.) But what about forgiving yourself? Why would you need to […]
Anyone who tells you that you can go through life without getting hurt and feeling pain is either lying or hiding. Life is rough-and-tumble. Pain is unavoidable. But there is a type of pain that we can leave behind. That is more a result of our own thinking than anything external, any injury either physical […]
“So, I guess it is pretty tough to thrive these days, isn’t it?” a friend remarked. He was assuming that, in order to thrive, life must be going well. Everything in place, and everything humming along. Sure, those are nice days. And yes, they represent easier moments. But thriving is not just about having things […]
And just like that, the Holiday season is upon us! All the hustle and bustle. All the events. All the demands… in the midst of a time that you want to be enjoyable, meaningful, and manageable! Why the stress? In this week’s Thriveology Podcast, I discuss the causes of holiday stress. But more importantly, I […]
These days are filled with stress. The pandemic, politics, relationships, work, pay, weather. You name it, these are stressful times. But what IS stress? As much as we toss that term around, sometimes almost as a badge of honor, you may not think about what that term is REALLY about. When we talk about “stress,” […]
Hasn’t 2020 been a doozy of a year? Pandemics, weather, policitics… asteroids??? What else can happen? A national election, of course (in the United States, anyway). And not just any election. It would be a doozy, too, any other year. But this year?? According to a recent poll, over 70% of those polled in the […]
Six months. That is how far we are into the pandemic… at least in the US. Yes, I know. There were cases before then. But March marks the start of the social effects of pandemic. Lock down. Restrictions. Social distance. Six months. And many people are feeling the effects! I would go so far as […]