Tiny steady steps can lead to big results. A few years ago, I felt so frustrated with the endless weeds that popped up in the yard. I felt like Sisyphus. I would spend three determined hours pulling as many weeds as possible and feel completely exhausted afterward but...
There are wrinkles on my face, around my eyes. The skin next to my lips is becoming loose where it used to be tight. I said hello to my wrinkles this morning when I got dressed. Although not all of me was welcoming. Last week I read the fascinating book “Face:...
Do you sometimes have ideas that seem to come out of nowhere? What activity were you involved with? Where does this tend to happen for you? It is essential to know this about you. Tal Ben-Shahar calls the part of you that you access in those moments “your inner...
Starting to change one aspect of your life for the better can feel so daunting! You take the first small steps, and the final outcome you want can still feel lightyears away, even impossible. It can quickly feel discouraging and lead to not even getting started. But...
Acceptance of who we are is key to finding peace with ourselves. It’s hard to believe, but this year I will have lived half of my life in Germany, where I grew up, and half of my life in the U.S. How strange life is. When I came to America as an exchange student with...