There is a beautiful practice called the “favorite moment practice.” On your nightstand might be a piece of paper reading “What was my favorite moment today?” It might have a big heart around it. Then, as you get into your bed, you see it,...
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:...
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...
Fear is not the problem. Giving in to fear is. I have always been conflicted about posting on social media. I have enjoyed other people’s posts for years, but I have only posted a handful of times in my life. I felt shy and self-conscious about it. I allowed my...
What can be more fun than asking the people in your life what their most joyful moment was today? It reminds them of happy moments and lets you discover more about their personal delights. My husband and I have a small note on our nightstand reminding us to share with...
“The crash after the sugar high” is the other title I considered for this blog. The experience that I hear most often described for the start of retirement is this: there was a small dose of anxiety and a huge dose of delightful anticipation before 3rd...
