A crash course in gratitude

Here’s how I define the successful practice of gratitude: appreciating what you have while you still have it. Everyone tends to be able to appreciate what they had—after it’s gone. But it’s a bit harder for many of us to really appreciate things while they’re still in our lives. I suppose that’s because we can always […]

Sometimes it isn’t about you—recognizing displaced anger

Ever find yourself the target of your child’s anger, but you have no idea why? Maybe things were going along just fine between the two of you, and then… boom! They start yelling or saying cruel things out of the blue? A convenient target The thing you need to fully absorb on this topic is […]

All feelings welcome

As an adult, I have a hard time freely expressing my emotions. Even the good ones. It’s like I’m ashamed of having feelings at all—as if I should be completely even and calm at all times. It’s actually easier for me to let bad feelings show than good ones; because if I’m upset, I tend […]

Is it even true?

The other day, I walked into the kitchen and saw a carton of milk sitting on the counter. My husband left it out by mistake. I immediately imagined how we might have had to throw it away if I hadn’t found it before it went bad. I started thinking how this sort of thing wastes […]