Tag: shift

When life has its challenges and things don’t go as planned, it can be easy to start complaining about everything that didn’t go our way. However, a simple exercise to help shift our attitude is to list the things we’re thankful for. So, here’s my top five thankful list...

Crunch. The impact slammed me forward and my seat belt jerked me back. That did NOT just happen, I thought, my mind surprised and incredulous. It didn’t take long for it to become a believer. I had definitely been rear-ended on the interstate, on a Friday night, no less....

Life can feel stressful. Responsibilities can seem overwhelming. The “to-do” list somehow never quite makes it into being the “completely done” list. When we choose to place our focus on the things that didn’t go right, or the tasks that didn’t get completed, or something we messed up on,...

In an effort to reduce the weekly, shall I say daily, chaos and stress of meal planning and preparing, I recently decided to try something new. I bought a cookbook recommended by a friend that approaches meal planning from a slightly different angle. Cook Once, Eat All Week[1] simplifies...

I’ve been contemplating a lot lately about fear: fear over the direction our country seems to be headed, fear of our constitutional rights being taken away, fear of what it will be like to raise children someday if our country continues on the path of self-destruction, fear that life...