My life mission statement includes living on purpose, so to just mindlessly respond to someone with a “fine” doesn’t seem intentional. I settled for “no complaints” as a purposeful response to the frequent question…

Are you having trouble keeping hope alive right now? Especially as we all witness or live through the gut-wrenching effects of wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, war and genocide, and political turmoil around the world. I’ve been thinking about hope a lot lately…

My 23-year-old grandson and I were recently chatting about the stages of life – one of many much-loved conversations where age meets youthful curiosity. When he asked me at what point someone officially becomes “old,” I paused. Then I offered him this…

This phrase carries quiet power; like a stone placed just so on a sunlit windowsill or a single brushstroke on bare canvas. Georgia O’Keeffe lived by this principle, though she first learned it from Arthur Wesley Dow, her teacher who saw art not as imitation but as harmony…

Have you ever wondered why you are so hard on yourself at times? Have you wanted to explore something new, like joining a new group you’re interested in? It starts out with worry. You worry that you won’t be perfect…

Now I don’t know about you, but I find there’s something deeply comforting about spiritual traditions that have withstood the test of time. And not many have endured as long as those of Hinduism, one of the world’s oldest living faiths. More than a religion in the conventional sense…

It is a myth that you are born with characteristics that make you mentally strong throughout your life. The truth is, you can develop mental strength with practice, fortitude, and intention as you grow and develop your personality…

Anxiety is a word that very easily and perhaps too often incorrectly falls trippingly off the tongue. For example, you may hear someone say that getting their hair cut gives them anxiety. It may, or perhaps they’re merely nervous. MichiganMedicine.org says that feeling nervous…

It’s been a tough several years for many. At a global level, we battled a pandemic and now face senseless wars, political division, climate change, forest fires, heartbreaking headlines, and on and on. On an individual level, life is full of challenges for each of us. It would be really easy…

Although I am not familiar with Christine Caine, an author and speaker focused on empowering women globally, I recently encountered a quote of hers that resonated with me deeply: “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried. But you’ve actually been planted.”