Fearless Striving. Fearless Love. Fearless Callings. Fearless Living. Being Fearless is all the rage but is it even possible? You can’t banish fear to some far away place because what we resist will persist. And, like author Elizabeth Gilbert says, the only truly fearless people are psychopaths and toddlers. I have a two-and-a-half-year-old. Her […]
Have You Got a Case of Time Scarcity Mindset?
Do you often feel overwhelmed with all the things you have to do? Do you find yourself often saying “I’m too busy for this” or “I don’t have time for that”? If so: you’ve got a case of Time Scarcity Mindset! And it’s contagious! Time Scarcity Mindset is characterized by the following symptoms: Not […]
Hustle for Your Happiness?
A family member gave me a plaque as a teen that had a picture of a ceramic duck paddling through a pond with a caption that read “Make like a duck: look calm and cool on the surface and paddle like crazy underneath.” I loved it! It was the kind of motivation I needed […]
The Simple Equation for More Joy
As busy parents, we’re always trying to efficientize our moments. Like checking messages in the supermarket line, squeezing in a podcast while walking a few blocks, chomping down lunch while working and texting and managing the kiddo’s meltdown. We jam it all in. No spare moments here. But our “to do” list never really […]
Rock Out With Your Contradictions Out
I’ve often felt like I don’t fit neatly into one compartment: too quirky for my corporate job, too bland for the Artsy crowd, too flaky for my Academic pals, and totally inept compared to my Pro Parenting pals. But then I realized, I was trying too hard to belong entirely to one group when in […]