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Blessing the Good and the Bad
A colleague of mine describes how in the novel, Gilead, an old man facing his imminent death, tells the story of his life in a letter to his young son. The narrator repeatedly interrupts his story when...
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Change Your Perception, Change Your Life
Recently I had a rough week. I had a birthday, and a pretty significant one at that. My car got broke into, my husband and I had a fight, and one of my students changed my last name on my classroom...
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When You’re Stuck in a Hole, Look for Someone to Join You: A Lesson in Empathy
Here’s a story for anyone wandering in the wilderness—or in this case, anyone stuck in a hole: A man is walking down a street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out. A doctor...
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How Hulu Made Me Realize That Motherhood Isn’t Enough
My name is Jessie and I love my kids. I mean I LOVE my kids. I live, breathe and embody “mom” and all it entails. To say my daughters are my everything sounds banal. But it is the truth. I take pride...
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The Ultimate Guide to Being an Introvert
John Waters, the movie director, told me the other day where I could go if I wanted to kill myself. I suspect he was even more of an introvert than me. I’ll tell you where he suggested in a second. A...
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Shitty. Amazing. Resilient. Action. 17 Things I Did to Make the Most of This...
Banished my iPhone from my bedroom. If you’re addicted to technology, like I am/was, you’ll understand how major this is. Took me about three weeks to seal the habit. Result: I no longer feel doomsday...
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My Personal Vision Board
A vision board is a perfect tool to help you visualize your goals and activate the Law of Attraction. The best way to achieve your goals is to keep them top of mind so that you’re always looking for...
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Building Relationships Two Adjectives at a Time
A few nights ago, I asked Mark to come up with two adjectives to describe me, trusting that whatever he’d come up with would be complimentary. “Hot.” he said right away. And then, after a little more...
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12 Self-Love Tools for a Healthy and Happy 2018
It’s January, and a whole new year lies ahead of us! This is a time when many of us make resolutions for positive changes in our lives – a tradition that can be both exciting and overwhelming… or even...
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How to Become Your Own Gratitude Guru
In our fast-paced lives, it is easy to lose sight of what matters. As we are checking things off of our daily To Do list at lightning speed, our ability to be present or grateful is challenged. A daily...
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Do You Doubt the Difference You’re Making?
First I want to express my gratitude for all the loving comments and emails I receive regarding my posts. Thank you for reminding me of the difference that sharing vulnerably makes. Your responses...
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An Interesting and Useful Exercise: The Year-End Review with Myself.
In my book The Happiness Project, I describe how I belong to the three-person group “MGM” where we get together periodically to talk about issues, challenges, hopes, and frustrations related to our...
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Change Is in the Air Let Go … and Then Hang On!
So I know I am not the only one who had to deal with shift and change in 2017, right? I’m hearing ALL of you talk about it. I mean seriously, this year it kind of snuck up on me though. I didn’t expect...
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Are You in the Middle of Life Transformation?
Many women are starting to feel that they need to transform their lives. They want to be genuinely fulfilled and happy – not to display it to others – but for themselves. They know their lives have a...
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Peace Out 2017, It’s Been Real
For the past two years I didn’t write a recap, something I did annually for many years prior… because honestly, I was just happy to have survived them. To have made it through. And while there were...
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When You Lose It with Your Child: 5 Tips to Repair
“After hearing you speak, I decided never to yell at my kids again. I want to be a good role model. But only 24 hours later, I completely lost it and found myself screaming like a crazy woman.” Are you...
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Want to Follow Your Joy? Keep This One Question in Mind!
Following your joy is the best thing you can do for yourself? Why? You will raise your vibrations (you will feel good). You learn to trust. You learn to surrender. You give expression to your unique...
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Are You a Prisoner of Your Whispered Lies?
I’m 38–with my doctorate and a new job teaching college. Yet I’m drinking in the afternoon. An attractive stranger comes in. I look at myself in the mirror behind the bar. My third husband is waiting...
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The ABC’s of Bitcoin and Everything You Need to Know About “Forks”
99% of Cryptocurrencies are total scams. And, yes, Cryptocurrencies are in a bubble. BUT…the opportunity is NEVER going away and generational wealth will be made. So you have to know the basics, why...
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Right Now The Desire Map Is FREE for You + Your FRIENDS. Because…this Is What...
Beautiful. Lighter. Team. Bliss. (…And one word that I always keep to myself.) These are a prayer, a mantra, that I work with everyday — my Core Desired Feelings. My Core Desired Feelings help me...
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