I love this phrase. When we say “I want to be a good ancestor” we are saying we want to leave the world a better place than how we came into it. We want to be remembered as someone who “Did Good” for the world and our community. How do we determine how to contribute…
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In times of crisis and stress, I like to harken back to what Fred (Mr.)Rogers’ mom told him during difficult times. As a child, when he would see something that scared him on the news, she would say, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Throughout his life, especially in…
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At the time of my last post, I was facing my 30th high school reunion and challenged readers to identify the “Senior Standouts” in their lives: The people who made us who we are today because they showed up for us in a positive way. My reunion was last weekend and it made me think…
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My 30th high school reunion is coming up. As I was perusing the old yearbook, I started to think about a yearbook on a “grander” scale. If I were to have a personal “Lifebook,” who would be the “Senior Standouts” in my life? Just as every high school yearbook has a “Mosts” section-Most Likely to…
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“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it” ― Gautama Buddha This week, the CEO of the company for which I work sent out his weekly email with a task for the employees: Rediscover your why. The idea being, if you know your “why,” or your…
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I have lived for 1 year, 3 months and 3 days mourning a friendship that never existed. I started this blog as a catharsis-trying to get past a very difficult moment in my life. I thought the story about that period of my life had ended, but I was wrong. One of the people who…
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If you have been following my blog, you know that my son was accepted into the University of Wyoming. It took him three years of junior college, but he made it. What was the impetus for him to finally apply to a four-year college? A spark. He realized that, by combining his passion for history…
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There’s that saying that we have all heard: “Money can’t buy happiness”, but what if it could? Why is it, when we buy something material, we feel a short wave of excitement or “happiness”, but then it is gone almost as fast as you can say, “I’ll take them in a size 8?” I struggle…
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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” -Gandhi I am so grateful for the kindness of people who were there for me during my darkest times. Maybe I would not have even noticed a person’s kindness towards me before, but when everything in your life feels awful,…
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Part 4 of my story “The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest and most positive people you know.” –Kristin Armstrong When someone’s life is coming down around them, as mine was in early February 2018, crawling into bed seems…
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