Inspiration

In general, laughter is really good for us. There’s no dispute that laughter helps boost our health and happiness. However, sometimes humor can be more harmful than helpful. While it's okay to laugh at...

Are you driven to want to be loved? Do you love other people with the desire to be loved in return, only to find heartbreak lurking around each corner? You’re certainly not alone. There...

Psychologists have long been fascinated by the idea of the ego, and I don’t mean how someone who is full of themselves has an ego. The ego is considered the center of the human...

For the third night in a row, you find yourself anxiously tossing and turning in your bed. Wide-eyed, you can’t stop thinking about a looming deadline at work, the leak in your roof, and...

Now, I’m an avid chocolate eater. If you offer me any sort of sweet with the word “chocolate” attached to it, I’m devouring it whole. I am so pro-chocolate that I decided to write...

Even the most upbeat people can get stuck in a downward spiral when life gets crazy. How do you keep this negativity from affecting your family, your work--and even your health? Stay true to...

We've all heard about the importance of removing “toxic” people from our lives, but sometimes it's hard to tell who's toxic and who's just a little tricky. Tricky friends can add value to your...

Have you ever thought of the present moment as a loved one?I’ve been working with this thought lately, and I find it helpful when I’m feeling rushed, distracted, worried, upset, frustrated, anxious, sad, irritated.Let’s...

The holiday season can generally be one of the most stressful times of year. That’s on top of most families being so stressed they aren’t able to spend quality time together.Is stress building up...

Sure, we all have relations somewhere. Anyone who has done one of those new fancy DNA genealogy tests where they spit in the little tube can uncover a handful of third cousins, five times...

We go through our day judging our experiences, other people, ourselves: this is good, this is bad. If all goes well, most of it will be good, but more than we realize, we dislike...

A wise fellow named Edward Stieglitz once said, “It is not the years in your life but the life in your years.” That quote has even been repeated by other pretty smart people over...