girlfriends
In my life I have been blessed with many female friends, women with whom I am close and have been close for a number of years. I have two friends I have maintained contact with since I was 15… that’s… Continue Reading
#gratitude
3:05 Reset: Small, Daily Check-Ins
One of the hardest parts of practicing mindfulness is remembering to practice. We can sit in meditation, where we learn how easily our mind becomes distracted, but even if you practice everyday, meditation is usually only a brief period of… Continue Reading
Sunday Blues?
It’s Sunday night, about 8:40 pm, and I am facing a 4 am alarm. It’s a familiar dread – leaving the unscheduled time behind, returning to the early morning rising and a workload that never really feels done. Dread mixes… Continue Reading
Learning & Reading in 2018
My love of reading is one of the many reasons I became an English teacher years ago. Ironically, perhaps, I find it difficult to make myself read now; like many I find myself easily distracted and feeling pressure to complete… Continue Reading
How are you – really?
I’ve started sending out tips via email to people who have attended my workshops and have signed up for more information. Here is today’s letter: How are you? I invite you to take a moment to truly consider this question, and… Continue Reading
Dispelling One Myth about Happiness
Yesterday I had a kind of epiphany about happiness. It was spurred by something said by Nicholas Epley, psychology researcher and author of Mindwise, during an interview. He said that happiness is a mood state; we tend to think of it… Continue Reading
Creating a Culture of Wellbeing
Today I shared some of my work with former colleagues during a back-to-school professional development day. Here are the slides and links to resources and handouts. Creating a Culture of Wellbeing [part 1&2] – slides Other links/websites: Project Happiness VIA… Continue Reading
Positive Education – Part 3: Grati-Tuesdays
Or, How to Stop Looking for Gratitude in All the Wrong Places One of the regular routines in my classroom was Grati-Tuesday (the name borrowed from Project Happiness). Each Tuesday, I would have students write down three good things –… Continue Reading