SPIRE: Well-being for our whole being

SPIRE: Well-being for our whole being

Two months ago I wrote about the importance of taking care of ourselves with kindness and self-compassion during this time of challenge and isolation (see: Be A Friend To Yourself). Little did I know back in April when that was written that today we would still be...
IS THIS OVER YET?

IS THIS OVER YET?

I don’t know about you but I am feeling a bit impatient AND I don’t like admitting to this impatience. I’m craving things to go back to “normal.” Of course in my heart of hearts I know there is no returning to our known version of normal, which only exacerbates my...
CHOICE IS POWER

CHOICE IS POWER

Can we choose to be happier?   Many of us pay attention to big choices in our lives: “What will I do for work? Will I get married? Will I have children? Where will I make my home? What is my calling?” These are all very important and have a significant impact on...
APRIL BOOK REVIEW

APRIL BOOK REVIEW

The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, but Does By Sonja Lyubomirsky   As the title so aptly implies we search for happiness in all the wrong ways and places, believing it is a fixed state, just ahead, if...