— 1 — As I mentioned last week, I am in Connecticut this week with my family, and it was quite the adventure getting here. It’s the first time I’ve ever had a flight cancelled after I’d checked in for it. The airline was very apologetic, and within 3 hours, I had tickets for another flight the next day…
— 1 — I like to think that I am a planner. Tho I have friends who have contingency plans for their contingency plans – so maybe I’m really not. I’m more of a “this is what I would like to do in this block of time” sort of planner. I have long-term goals and…
Mentoring has always been a weighty concept to me; it seems and sounds so important, the practice of guiding and molding a person to help them reach their full potential. Leadership in general carries a lot of the same connotations in my mind. So what do you do when you don’t feel/think/act or believe you…
— 1 — I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness this week, kicking around ideas for our summer writing project. Happiness can be kind of a subjective thing, in that our personalities and gift mixes can affect which activities we find “fun” and which we don’t – but I think at its heart, happiness might have some…
Simple Felicity is so named because deep down, I have this sneaking suspicion that happiness really isn’t as complicated as we think it is. Felicity is simply great happiness. Bliss. Joy. Good fortune. And it is in the simple things we find it. A walk on the beach. A hug from a friend. A warm cup…
