What act, big or small, have you seen your fellow humans do that made you smile?
The Beauty of Boxed Wine and Other Life Lessons
From the land of snoot.
From the land of snoot.
Do It Anyway: Exploring the Edge of Your Comfort Zone
Home is a heart place and Matthew French is awesome.
Home is a heart place and Matthew French is awesome.
Four Simple Ways to Be Extraordinary
Show up.
Show up.
What Matters More—Numbers or Relationships?
Serve the people who show up.
Serve the people who show up.
My Prison of the Perfect Size: Culture and Body Image
I want the energy I have, the strength I feel, and the mountains I climb (real and metaphorical), to guide me, not the size on a label affixed to a waistband.
I want the energy I have, the strength I feel, and the mountains I climb (real and metaphorical), to guide me, not the size on a label affixed to a waistband.
Assembling the Pieces of Me: My Grandmother’s Legacy
I recall when my grammy’s friends died in that deadly crash, she got up the next day to fly again.
I recall when my grammy’s friends died in that deadly crash, she got up the next day to fly again.
6 Funk Busting Ideas to Bring More Life to Life
Here’s a few strategies I use to shake some life into my. . . you know, life.
Here’s a few strategies I use to shake some life into my. . . you know, life.
Whose Teachable Moment Is This Anyway?
When we get frustrated sometimes we make things worse instead of better. And in this teachable moment with my son, I learned as much as I taught.
When we get frustrated sometimes we make things worse instead of better. And in this teachable moment with my son, I learned as much as I taught.
Read This! Or Don’t! Either Way I Still Love You!
It’s not your job to make my day. It’s your job to make your own day.
It’s not your job to make my day. It’s your job to make your own day.
Parents Judging Parents: I’m Afraid I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
A classic case of "brain elves"---aka cognitive biases---at work.
A classic case of “brain elves”—aka cognitive biases—at work.
How I Became an Accidental Helicopter Parent
When does parenting become too much parenting?
When does parenting become too much parenting?
Out of My Comfort Zone: Why I Wrote an Essay That Scares Me a Little
I wanted my brain to understand the hypocrisy resident inside.
I wanted my brain to understand the hypocrisy resident inside.
Leadership: Power Problems and Finding Flow
Leading people is hard. Why? Because people are messy and complicated, weird and wonderful.
Leading people is hard. Why? Because people are messy and complicated, weird and wonderful.
Bad Behavior’s Brighter Side: A Lesson I Learned About Love
When my ego wages war, I must be kind.
When my ego wages war, I must be kind.
5 Signs You’re Living the Tragicomedy of Middle Age
It's funny. Sort of.
It’s funny. Sort of.