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When I wrote about decluttering your space , I suggested it was a potential first step in decluttering the rest of your life. If you’re...

What happens when your incurable optimism results in profound disappointment? When your Herculean efforts to remain patient and positive...

In a typical mid-century Italian American family, introspection was not a thing. Why would you think, let alone talk, about feelings?...

I’ve always loved making lists. In my overachieving days, they were a key to my productivity. In times of overwhelm, they soothed...

I climbed into bed with a half-smile and my heart singing. This was such a good day. As I mentally compiled my gratitude list, it became...

I recently read On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good”, by Elise Loehnen. It’s a highly...

It’s no secret that we all absorb ambient negativity to some degree, often unconsciously. For the past several years, I’ve been working...

What happens when instead of hitting the ground running, as planned, you just hit the ground? If you’re me, you grumble a bit and then...

As pumpkin spice mania is reaching critical mass and most of the public spaces around me are extravagantly decorated for Christmas...

Until five years ago, the many and varied attempts I’d made to meditate regularly over a period of at least 25 years were all eventually...