by Nancy | Jan 22, 2020
I learned a long time ago to choose optimism, and anyone who knows me will confirm that my glass is always half-full. (Thanks, Dad!) Psychologists generally think that positive and negative emotions cannot occupy our minds at the same time. Therefore, one tends to...
by Nancy | Jan 15, 2020
Just before the end of 2019, a client mentioned that her word for 2020 was “value,” and my brain immediately went to work. What happened next was kind of confusing because I didn’t exactly know what “value” meant to me. Did it mean...
by Nancy | Jan 8, 2020
As our population ages, we’re seeing older folks everywhere. Seniors are living longer and leading active lives. That is, until things start to change. I frequently talk with families about how roles have reversed when adult children find themselves becoming...
by Nancy | Jan 1, 2020
How about that for a New Year’s resolution? Whether knowingly or inadvertently, we humans sometimes have a knack for sabotaging ourselves. What do I mean by that? According to “Psychology Today,” it’s behavior that creates problems with our...
by Nancy | Dec 25, 2019
As 2019 draws to an end, I’m taking time this year to make my own personal list about why my LIFE IS GOOD. I’ve chosen to do this instead of making New Year’s resolutions, first because everyone makes them and second, because I never keep them. ...
by Nancy | Dec 18, 2019
I confess that up until a week ago, I had never watched a Hallmark movie. Please don’t judge me. It’s not that I’m a snob with high standards. Anyone who knows me will beg to differ. And it’s not that I have anything against romance. On...
by Nancy | Dec 11, 2019
If you’d like to be a teenager again, please raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone? I didn’t think so. Being a teenager is, to say the least, challenging. Add an impending divorce to that complex equation and it can be an invitation for chaos. Next question: ...
by Nancy | Dec 4, 2019
Both the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans used an olive branch as a symbol of peace. The expression, “to extend an olive branch,” is often used as a metaphor for reconciliation. And now as the new year approaches, I tend to think about...
by Nancy | Nov 27, 2019
It’s the holidays. Your fuse is as short as daylight in December. You’ve got many things on your to-do list and not enough time or money to get them done. So you lash out at your partner, finally telling him what you’ve been thinking about for a long...
by Nancy | Nov 20, 2019
This is an encore of a blog which I first published in November of 2017, and again in November of 2018. By popular request (and by popular, I mean three different people asked me), I am again offering you the gift of peace with your family over the holidays....
by Nancy | Nov 13, 2019
Two years ago after being inspired by a friend, I posted some nice little tidbit on a different friend’s timeline for 100 consecutive days. I had fun doing it until I ran out of friends. Looking back at it now, I’m pretty amazed that I have 100 friends and...
by Nancy | Nov 6, 2019
Let’s start out with a quiz: 1. Somebody cuts you off on the freeway, causing you to slam on your brakes and spill your coffee. Do you: (a) honk your horn; or (b) feel around for some napkins? 2. You’ve been on hold with your cable company for 20 minutes. ...
