Tag: traveling

You know those super awkward moments where everyone is standing in an elevator and no one is talking? They seem to happen anytime we find ourselves in a contained area with a bunch of strangers.

I had a moment like that recently when I was flying somewhere by myself. I had parked the car in the cheapest airport lot, which meant ... Read More


Sometimes it’s not the first blow that knocks us down, it’s the second or the third.

We can hold it together for the initial bad news, but all too quickly comes a totally unrelated problem that causes us to come unglued. I think they call that the straw that broke the camel’s back.

Jolene Rohde has been going through a tough time. ... Read More


I got to spend the last week traveling around the state of Wisconsin talking about my favorite thing: kindness.

Unfortunately, going from small town to small town meant I had to do a lot of my least favorite thing: driving.

I was feeling too frugal to spend the extra $5 on cruise control for my rental car, so for eight days, I ... Read More