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In 2003 our family had the privilege of hosting an exchange student from Ukraine. Olha participated in the FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) Program, which offered competitive scholarships that were [...]

Did you know that bad experiences affect us much more powerfully than good ones? Science has coined a term for this: negativity bias. The good news is that there are things you can do to [...]

Does your self-talk ever sound like this?  “I can’t do anything right,” or “I’ll probably just fail again, so why bother trying,” or “I’ve done so many bad things in my life that I don’t deserve [...]

I’ve become fascinated by the power of mindset as it relates to one’s relationship with money. Have you ever stopped to think about what mindset rules your life — a scarcity, abundance, or [...]

The cold and grey winter months can magnify feelings of sadness, loneliness, depression, and disappointment. We all have days–sometimes even weeks—when we encounter these feelings. A bad [...]

Research confirms that when people feel appreciation for people and things in their life, good things happen to their minds and bodies. But appreciation is much more than a feel-good idea. The [...]

According to Japanese culture, everyone has an ikigai--your reason for being. Finding your purpose requires a deep and often lengthy search of self. The greatest contribution you can make to the [...]

One of my favorite tools for assessing balance in your life is called The Nine Environments of You. This week we’ll examine the power of the fifth environment — building Relationships. You [...]

Why is gratitude a spiritual discipline? Having a daily discipline of gratitude influences how we spend the resources that have been gifted to us: our time, our energy, our talents, and our [...]

Today is International Peace Day and World Gratitude Day.  I think it’s more than a coincidence that both are celebrated on the same day. In Part 1 of this blog, I shared some tips on how [...]