Babies, Baths and Ch-change
When was the last time you heard the expression: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater? Whenever a conversation approaches a threshold or a pivot point and change seems […]
Gratitude means saying thank you loudly and proudly
I gave myself the word ‘Gratitude’ on December 31, 2019 with a commitment to research the topic – the science, its benefits, my relationship to it and how to do […]
Emodiversity – it’s good for your health
“Emodiversity is a practically important and previously unidentified metric for assessing the health of the human emotional ecosystem.” So states a report, published in 2014 in the [...]
Canceling National Philanthropy Day party. Not the spirit.
Little known Canadian fact: On November 22, 2012, the National Philanthropy Day Act declared, “Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the 15th day of November shall be known as […]
The ABCs of Life
When I started my job at the local community foundation in 2005, I was wide-eyed and wondering, “How do I do my best work in an organization that is part […]
What the experts say… go be kind
Kindness produces the single most reliable momentary increase in wellbeing… A friend who is in a position of leadership and influence recently texted, “I won’t lie. Some days [...]
Affirmations and Morning Pages
By the time you are reading this, Friday September 11, 2020 will be fading in the rear-view mirror. The 9-11 numbers remind me of a confusing, unbelievable moment that dramatically […]
Positive Obsessions – as published in the Rocky Mountain Outlook, Sept 3, 2020
First, a poem by American writer Octavia Butler from Parable of the Talents: Kindness eases change.Love quiets fear.And a sweet and powerfulPositive obsessionBlunts pain,Diverts rage,And engages [...]
One-third of the way to Dunbar’s Number!
150 is the number of close relationships we are designed to manage. Hooray and I am delighted to announce a milestone marker for The Gratitude Project (TGP)! As of this […]
August 2020: Quick List Of Fifteen Gratitudes
I have been invited to submit a week’s worth of Gratitudes to Steve Foran for his company blog. Three grats per day for five days. Since my listing of Gratitudes […]
