Working On Happiness

Protecting your child is not the hardest job of a parent. The most difficult is knowing when to stop.. From the moment they are born, our instinct is clear: hold them, guide them, protect...

I recently heard a speech of a man who stood at the bedside of thousands of people as they took their last breath. In those moments, people do not perform. They do not posture....

Every single day, often without noticing, we are given hundreds of small opportunities to decide how we look at the world around us. We choose how we interpret what happens to us. We can...

Most of us don’t suffer because life is bad.  We suffer because enough is always scheduled for later. Later, when things calm down. Later, when we have more clarity, more money, more time. Later,...

One of the most important skills we develop in life is the ability to decide. Not to decide perfectly. Just to decide. We spend an enormous amount of energy trying to keep every option...

“No one is free if they cannot control themselves.”  This quote, often attributed to Pythagoras, caught my attention. At first glance, the statement feels almost backwards. Freedom is usually associated with fewer rules, fewer...

We all know what it feels like to be seen by someone who believes in us. When a coach, a friend, a teacher, a boss, or a parent says “I know you can do...

In the rush of everyday life, it’s easy to overlook the small rituals that quietly shape our days. The first sip of morning coffee, the familiar noise of home, the routine of work, the...

We usually move through the day assuming we know what’s going on with the people around us. But almost no one’s life is as simple as it looks from the outside. Most struggles are...

“It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.” — Maxim Gorky My mom, who is 89 years old, recently decided to start taking piano lessons. At an age when most...