Last week I mentioned the 52-week Strategic Happiness Plan project, and for those of you who want to do this for yourself, I’ll be going through the 52 sessions here, in this column. The...

It’s been over 3 years since the Covid pandemic started really affecting all our lives. During that first year, the directives were to isolate, distance ourselves, avoid touching anyone, and...

I live on property that the Elk River flows through, and one of the ways I find peace and relaxation is to sit out in my backyard and watch the river, listening to it ripple over the rocks. A month...

Do you remember your wedding vows or, if you’re not married yet, do you have any idea what your future wedding vows may say?  I was raised in a strict religious home, and the vows I...

Have you ever put a puzzle together and found two pieces that looked like they should link together but, when you tried to fit them, they were off just enough that they didn't align?  You...

It's possible to feel very alone, even when you're with people. It's also possible to feel like you aren't alone, when you have the right people in your life. All it takes is just one person, the...

If you do a Google search for, "Leadership vs. Management," you will get 168,000,000 results - obviously there's been some discussion on that topic for a while.  But what really makes us...

Thanks to the success and generosity of my amazing oldest daughter, we just returned from a trip to Istanbul, Turkey and Amsterdam, Netherlands.  We both had a need to get away from our...

Happy thoughts lead to happy feelings.  Why, then, would we choose anything other than happy thinking?  You can probably picture someone you know who always seems to be positive, who...

Hundreds of thousands of leadership articles have been written, focused on leading through integrity and character, walking the talk, consistency, courage, communication, inner strength and...

Last night I got the phone call that my dad's health had turned worse and he might not make it through the night. He lives 1200 miles away - no matter what I did, I was not going to get there fast...

A couple weeks ago I started the countdown.... 50 days until I turn 50 years old. I decided to make it a really happy occasion by doing something fun or joyful every single day for 50 days....