Happiness

One of the reasons I wanted to be a life coach was to learn how to change a person’s life with a sentence. I learned from the late Thomas Leonard a life coaching skill called “messaging.” Messaging...

What could be better amidst the holiday festivities and preparations than putting your feet up with a friend or two and having the best cocktail in the world? I’ve put together a short list of...

With all the attention on climate change and the need to live more environmentally-friendly lives, I thought it was important to find ways to have an eco-friendly holiday season. A few years ago I...

One of my clients has gone through a difficult divorce. Years later, she still feels bitter about the whole thing. She didn’t get a fair settlement and has struggled financially ever since. She...

When anxiety takes over, it can change the way you see your world. Suddenly, your home life and job are overwhelming and unmanageable. People who liked you turn hostile overnight. Sinister potential...

Eleanor Roosevelt had this to say about aging: “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” Her words are famous. Celebrated. Loved by so many over...

The first time I ever tried to meditate, I thought I’d found hell on earth. Cross-legged and straight-backed for an interminable hour, I wondered which would kill me first: the pain, the...

Why is it important to be mindful at work? In the corner office, a woman scans her email, talks on the phone and intermittently sips from a giant coffee cup. In a nearby cubicle, a man listens to...

I’ve already written a few blogs about habits. I particularly liked BJ Fogg’s book, Tiny Habits. In fact, I wrote about it here: Get Happy with Tiny Habits. However, right now I want to work...

I have a dear friend, Kate Taylor, who meditates three times a day. Kate shared this wonderful idea of making a spiritual toolbox. I love it so much I’m going to create my own spiritual toolbox of...

A former client of mine asked me to write more about the sea swimming I started doing during the Covid-19 lockdown. As part of my ideal life, I’ve always dreamed of living by the sea. So when I met...

A guest post by Kate Taylor Let me begin with a confession. My house is messy. It’s beautiful -- full of art and love and happiness. But messy. My husband leaves every pair of shoes he owns under...