Loss is hard - knowing what to do with it, how to be in it. Our culture tends to tolerate grief well in the early days and then sweeps it under the rug later. There is no sweeping here. But there is encouragement to help you through…
Read moreNo national anthem? What are you thinking, Mark Cuban??
Banning the national anthem before games eliminates one of the only remaining en masse demonstrations of national pride that’s left. This is why, more than ever in my lifetime, we need to sing… (updated)
Read moreThe Difference Makes all the Difference
Let’s ditch Thanksgiving. Just in name. Understanding the difference between thankful and grateful can elevate your celebration and your life - even when things can be so dang hard…
Read moreTake 30 Seconds to Live Better
Push play and in 30 seconds, you’ll discover a great way to SEE the good and FEEL good. Quick and easy grateful living…
Read moreYou Need Gratitude - Especially Now. Here's How to Find it.
In these rough waters of 2020, we need every tool we can find to stay afloat. Adding a simple gratitude practice is a well-studied way to get through any hard time. Plus, it’s free. It’s easy. And it has incredible benefits. Here’s a simple way to get started…
Read moreWhere is Your Altar?
There is a place that is yours alone, a place where you are fully yourself. To find this is to find your holy ground and, perhaps, your life’s very purpose…
Read moreThis Imperfect Time is the Perfect Time for Your Big Thing
Many of us remain holed up, still social distancing four months in. There’s not much new, not a lot of going and doing - which makes this imperfect time the perfect time to move toward your big thing. This two-minute video will get you off the starting line…
Read moreGo Ahead - Ask the Questions
Ask the questions. My dad (right, with his brother, Larry on the left)) had a life before me. In delving into it, I learned more about him and about myself.
One of the best gifts will cost you nothing, but it is priceless. This Father's Day, ask the questions. It’s a gift to you and your dad. And you might be very surprised where it leads…
Read moreSomething to Hold When the Ground Shakes
Really??? Brent Levy asked during our conversation in his “With” podcast. Being grateful? Now????
Yes. Especially now. In the midst of this crazy, uncertain, anxiety-provoking time, we need the benefits of savoring gratitude now more than ever…
Read moreWe're Gonna Need This Today and Every Day
The numbers are rising. The crisis is growing. This way of being in the world is taking its toll. Hell, we don’t even know what day of the week it is. But we do have this…
Read morePulling Over to Cope With all Things Coronavirus
We’re all carrying a lot. Fears and concerns about this virus, our people and our lives. It's so much. Too much. But this can help again and again...
Read moreUse a Wider Lens to Transform Your Relationships
My mother and my son - the before and after in my life.
Expanding the lens through which you see your people can transform your relationships, even ones that are challenging. It only requires looking for a wider perspective, one I wish I’d had sooner…
Read moreUnderdog Odds
Need a little fuel for your fire? Here’s evidence that it’s never too late and the odds are never too great…
Read moreThe Beauty of BIG Little Things
Be on the lookout today for the BIG-little things. They are everywhere. Five minutes before this photo was taken,
I didn’t know this woman existed. But then, this happened…
This Big, Beautiful, Brutal Life
Life can be so big. So much. A lesson in counterbalance.
Have you felt it, too, life’s beautiful and brutal together?
In Protest of Wearing Black
Black. It’s what everyone wears to funerals and memorials. I get it, the dark symbolism of loss, but I also stand in defiance of it because the ones we lose deserve more than just black…
Arms Wide Open: Embrace the Journey You're On
We get one shot at this life we’ve been given. So live it well.
Standing in the shadow of this guy, I learned an important way to do just that…
Find More Joy in Your Life!
Want more joy in your day? Ummmm… YEAH!!
Science proves this one small addition is your free ticket to a joyful life.
This short video will get you started…
Fill in the Blanks of Your One Precious Life
This is your life. And these are your blanks. The question is: What are you going to do about them?
Read moreA Message of Hope if You've Lost Someone You Love
My ever-present father and me
Losing someone you love is hard, especially on big days. I’m sandwiched between two of them now, missing my dear dad. But he’s turned up yet again to remind me that the ones we love and lose are closer than we think….
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