Have you ever felt different than the people around you? Have you ever tried to minimize the things that made you feel so different? I know I have. I imagine just about everyone who has sat in a classroom, or in a meeting, or in someone else’s… Read More

Have you ever felt weighed down by your past? The decisions we make often have lingering effects. They can give us heavy “baggage” to carry into our current relationships. They can linger unresolved in our psyches—showing up uninvited in our dreams. Our pasts affect how we view the world,… Read More

Today, we’re so connected—connected to the point that it’s beginning to have an adverse effect on our lives. We check Facebook, and within 30 seconds we see a friend’s new house, huge promotion, cute baby, expensive dinner or glorious vacation. And we feel like we’re missing out. For… Read More

Several years ago, I endured a day I wish I could forget. This particular day began like any other: I rolled out of bed, hopped in my car and completed my hour-long commute to work.  And then everything fell apart. As soon as I… Read More

You could go on worrying forever. With all the things happening in your life, both good and bad, you could spend hours and hours sitting and worrying. Trust me, I’ve done it. I’m a planner, so I often jump in my car and, while driving to work, think about… Read More

Sometimes life feels like a game of “keeping up with the Joneses.” Have you ever felt this way? A friend receives a promotion and you begin to feel dissatisfied with your job. A neighbor adds an addition to her home, and your house starts to feel small and… Read More

I’m always skeptical of books promising “instant confidence” or detailing “three simple steps to an automatic confidence boost.” Not because I don’t need them, but because the concept of confidence feels too complex and too personal to be solved in a three-step book. Sometimes, I’m overflowing with confidence. I don’t… Read More

I search. I seek advice from friends and family. I read Rick Warren’s best-selling book, “The Purpose Driven Life.” I go back to school. I change jobs. I re-read “The Purpose Driven Life.” I change my job again. And yet… Read More

If you could be anyone else, who would you be? Someone famous? Someone important? Maybe the person you just passed on the sidewalk? It might not even matter; if you could be anyone else, it would be an improvement. I’ve found that when I’m at rest—waiting in traffic, doing… Read More

As a writer, I’ve always appreciated the “undo” function in Microsoft Word. When I accidentally delete a paragraph, I can make the text reappear—and make up for my mistake—in a matter of seconds. Wouldn’t it be great if life worked this way? Maybe an … Read More