How to Be More Resilient
No matter what setback you’re facing, you can start becoming more resilient right now.
It’s [Not] Impossible
Some days I think: This is impossible. Other days I look at the same task and think: This is possible, but it’s going to take a lot of work.
Grateful for Free Music
Watching the iHeart Living Room Concert last night, I began to feel so grateful to the artists performing free music during this pandemic. There is something for everyone. I like this one above, Neil Diamond singing Sweet Caroline with COVID-19 lyrics… Hands, washing hands Don’t touch me I won’t touch you! [ta-da-dah-dah] Sweet Caroline… Even my kids are amused. Need something uplifting? Try the students at the Berkelee school of music singing, “What the world needs now.” Need something more…
Appreciation for Sunday
If you’ve ever wished for a month of Sundays, you may have gotten your wish. We’re trying to keep Sunday special. In my house, we’re working to differentiate the days of the week. Meatless Mondays. Taco Tuesdays. Philbin Fridays. And then there’s Sunday. Sunday is a day to do what we want. No is even trying to accomplish anything. Breakfast is leaking into afternoon. Puzzles, reading, anything goes that will pass a few hours pleasantly. The dog, who has yet…
Saying Thanks
It’s just one word. Saying thanks is a tiny gesture with big benefits. Feeling grateful? Take your gratitude to the next level and thank someone. A co-worker, a family member, even a cashier, server, or barista. Then watch what happens. Notice how you feel when you thank them. Notice how they feel and respond. Do they smile? Do they pause whatever else they were doing? Did you just make them feel good? Notice how you feel when they respond. Most…