by Nancy | Feb 19, 2020
We’ve all heard the adage, “forgive and forget.” I’m pretty sure we’ve also forgiven and forgotten a time or two in our lives. And you may have read my prior forgiveness blog. Forgiving is important. It also can be irrelevant. Let’s...
by Nancy | Feb 12, 2020
Relationships require trust, 100%. You trust the babysitter who’s keeping your kids safe, and you trust the person repairing your car. You trust that your employees will take good care of your customers, and you trust the instructor who’s teaching your...
by Nancy | Feb 5, 2020
When people get married, it’s with the belief, the intention, and the hope that their marriage will last forever. And yet stuff happens to cause some couples to abandon that belief, intention, and hope. Others stay together because they’ve held onto the...
by Nancy | Jan 29, 2020
Whether you’re about to give notice to your employer or to your spouse, strategically planning your exit means sliding your emotions off to the side while you make a practical “to do” list. This is neither the time nor the place to improvise. ...
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...
