Look, no matter how bad things seem, there is always something that's going right. It may be something small, but it's there. And once you identify that, you will see the path to other things that are going well.
Tag: well-being
Here’s to a non-linear 2020!
As 2019 draws to a close, like many of you, I've been reflecting on the year and the decade that was. Personally, it's been quite a decade, filled with some real highs and some very tough low points. This year has been no different. But that's life. Too often we want life to be only …
Give Yourself the Gift of Gratitude.
For many Americans, Thanksgiving week brings no small amount of focus on food, family, and, at least in my house, probably a little football (not necessarily in that order). Some of us even throw in viewing the big parade or the dog show that follows it on television to add to the warm feelings we …
Let it go.
"Yesterday is just as over as the Peloponnesian War" - Dr. Wayne Dyer This week, a few more thoughts on moving past pain and failure. In my last post, I surprisingly found myself writing candidly (and with no small amount of trepidation) about one of my rather spectacular failures and how I eventually moved past …
Overcoming failure. My story.
“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand and accept it-then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact …
Change simply requires that we begin.
[T]he challenge of life, particularly when we feel stuck, or unfulfilled, or pulled in a different direction, is to listen to that authentic voice that belongs only to you.
Giving Back: The Fifth Factor
I just returned from a weekend at my law school alma mater, where I had the chance to attend its annual Scholarship Brunch. The event pairs scholarship donors and recipients and affords both the opportunity to meet each other and connect. As in past years, the program was inspiring, and both student speakers truly were …
Life at the Peak* 