The gift of forgiveness doesn’t have to wait for any special occasion. But with the holidays fast approaching, you might find it’s a gift you’ll want to unwrap early – just in case you find yourself in the middle of some not so merry moments this holiday season. We all have them. Wounds that seem…
Instead of allowing differences to divide us, we can take advantage of the opportunity nesting inside almost every disagreement that comes our way. An opportunity to build stronger relationships. Even with folks who hold views and opinions vastly different from our own. When I was a girl, I would cringe when my mother found my…
With heartbreaking images of hate, violence, and racism filling our news feeds, we find ourselves once again challenged to find the words to talk about what’s happening in the world and what we can do to help. The words of Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative keep ringing in my…
Sharing space with difficult people can feel like one of the hardest things we do in life. Here’s how you can improve your toughest relationships starting today. Stop waiting for the other person to change. Let’s face it. Some people can be kind of rotten. Demanding. Manipulative. Unkind or unforgiving. But here is one thing…
All of us hope that bullies are a thing of the past, a little thug we once encountered on the playground. And for most of us, that kind of obvious and recognizable bully is just a memory from childhood, or a loudly obnoxious person we know to avoid. But sometimes we discover that we have…
Sometimes it feels like we’re born to run. When things are getting too difficult, or we’re not getting our way, or we’re feeling bored or tired, or we’ve just had to do too much “adulting” for one day, we might be tempted to listen to the world’s promise that a better life is waiting for…
