Dr. Jen Faber reached a tipping point. She was living her life on autopilot, until she woke up and realized she had the ability to walk away from the burnout and begin again.
She’s the author of The 90 Day Life: How to Live More in 3 Months Than You Have in ... Read More
I got a beach ball in the mail the other day. A fully inflated beach ball. I didn’t even know you could do that!
I can only imagine what my mail carrier and every other post office employee must have been thinking as they sorted letters, packages and my beach ball.
I walked into the house delighted with my present, thinking yet ... Read More
One way to be kind is with your wallet, donating to charities and people in need. But giving can get confusing in a hurry if you’re not aware of the economics of altruism. Dr. Julie Paxton is equipping students to give responsibly through her course, “Economics of Altruism” at Ohio University. In Episode 31 of The Kindness Podcast, Dr. Julie ... Read More
I have a few friends who spent time living in Europe while their husbands were stationed in the military. They recently informed me in Europe it’s customary to give gifts and pay for dinner when it’s your birthday.
As in, “It’s my birthday, so today I will pay!”
I think my friends are saying this because they’re hoping to get a ... Read More
Is it enough as a parent to live your life with kindness and hope your kids catch on? Or is kindness something that needs to be intentional?
What sort of resources do kids even have the ability to give?
It turns out quite a few!
Susan Crites Price is an expert on family philanthropy. She has a great book called Generous Genes: Raising ... Read More
Early in our marriage, my husband and I spent a lot of time together in the car. We’d go to the grocery store or out for dinner, Saul driving and me second guessing his every move from the passenger’s seat.
He always wanted to drive, which drove me nuts, because he likes to meander and I just want to get ... Read More
It was three years ago this May that I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I went in for a routine checkup on my 40th birthday and left with a calendar full of followup appointments in hopes of pinning down an exact diagnosis.
That day sent our entire family and our circle of friends into a whirlwind of pain, but also ... Read More
When we moved into our house four years ago, we hired a company to install an underground invisible fence in our yard. We wanted to keep our beloved GoldenDoodle, Dakota, safe from cars on the road and we wanted to keep our neighbors’ yards safe from Doodle doody.
We put a special collar on Dakota and walked her slowly and gently ... Read More
Megan Murphy lives with open hands. Instead of clenching her fingers around her stuff, her ideas, her time, she greets people palms up, freely giving what she can to help another along the path of life.
Isn’t that a beautiful way of living?
Certainly there are rocks along Megan’s path, but most of them are colorful and filled with inspiring ... Read More
I was getting out of the shower the other morning when a sharp little pain shot through my right breast. For anyone keeping track, my right breast is the healthy one. It’s the left breast that was removed three years ago after a cancer diagnosis.
The towel caught my skin wrong and I flinched. My mind immediately filled with one ... Read More
