Tips for being content and happy with your life, no matter what — This isn’t an article about using vibrations to attract wealth & happiness, it’s not about doing one special thing that will make all your dreams come true. Most of the time, there isn’t one thing that will make everything in your life the way you want it. …

Maybe we all need to dial it back a notch. — I’m very passionate about certain things. Animal abuse and neglect, child abuse and neglect, being a doer rather than whining, having empathy, being kind but not a doormat, having courtesy, tact, and some class. I also have strong feelings about my political beliefs. …

You Might Save a Life — I’ve struggled with depression since my early 20’s. At my worst, I was diagnosed with major clinical depression. I’ve tried to kill myself several times. Over the years I’ve tried a lot of different things to deal with it — some were helpful and others not so much. One thing…

Tragedy can teach us some good things if we let it — There aren’t many good things about suicide. The pain for those left behind is excruciating. We wonder if we missed something, we wonder how long they’ve been thinking about it. We wish that we knew so we could have talked to them about it. When you’ve lived with someone for…

What I’ve learned from 35 years of exercise — Do you like lifting a cocktail more than a barbell? Do you look at your laptop rather than a Fitbit? I get it, truly. I can spend hours on my laptop, especially when I’m in a coffee shop. …

Stop focusing on what you lack, start focusing on what you have — Years ago, I listened to a Louise Hay book on tape by about lack. Her theory was that if all you think about is what you don’t have, you’ll create more of that in your life. I’ve heard about The Law of Attraction and it seems like this is similar…

My Sister’s Entire Life Changed In 3 Days — Today is my sister’s birthday. We’re going to dinner with some of her friends. We haven’t gotten together on her birthday since we were in our twenties, normally she either ignores it or does something with her husband. But one week ago, he shot himself in the head. Two days…

Or who you can be. — When I look back at my life so far and what I wish I could change, I often wish I’d grown up in an environment where encouragement happened more than criticism. I’ve seen so many stories where successful people thank their mothers or some other person for encouraging and helping…

The 5-year question that makes me feel good about my life, even when it’s crappy — At some point in my life, I started a new ritual at the end of every year. I’d write a list of the things that I had done that year, things that I thought were good, and tuck it in with my Christmas decorations. …