So many people are on antidepressants today, even more so than before COVID. While I can’t wave my magic wand and make everyone feel better, I can offer just a few ideas to increase your happiness — even if only temporarily. Spoiler alert: these are all what I would classify…

I have always believed in life after death. This experience convinced me, with certainty, that we can also communicate with our loved ones. All it takes is an open mind, and an open heart. My Story After months of ignoring it, my hip pain had grown to the point that I needed…

There is a well-known story about two lumberjacks who competed to see how many trees they could cut down in a day. The younger one worked continuously without rest, and the older one stopped periodically throughout the day. In the end, to everyone’s amazement, the older lumberjack cut more trees. …

Do you value and seek out a diversity of opinions, viewpoints, and perspectives when you are solving problems or being creative? If so, you have already experienced the power of synergy. Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. - Ecclesiastes 4:9 What is Synergy? Simply put…

Your last child has finally left for college, you’ve said goodbye to the daily grind, the pandemic is fading into the background and things are opening up again. It’s time to enjoy your golden years. There’s no time like the present to get going on your retirement travel plans. Yes…

The fifth habit of Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is not just about learning to listen. It’s about investing yourself in truly understanding where the other person is coming from before you formulate a response. What Are You Doing While You Listen? When you are having a conversation with someone you care about, what…

We’ve all been there. Something is making us feel anxious or upset, but we can’t quite put our finger on it. Before you can hope to feel any better, you best get it all out of your head and down on paper. Make A List I’m a list maker from way back. To-do…

According to Stephen Covey, the fourth habit of highly effective people is to think “win-win.” It’s an easy concept to define, but a little more difficult in practice. What Exactly Is A “Win-Win” In the simplest of terms, a win-win situation is where each person involved in some sort of interaction feels like they have…

This is the third habit of Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It calls upon us to differentiate between what’s truly important and what is merely urgent. The Grid