Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Did you know the older you get, the more patience you’ll have? Think about you as a 10-year-old…what frustrated you? I remember peeling boiled eggs with Mom, and they just weren’t cooperating. The shell was sticking...

Are you looking for happiness? Good for you! Are you looking for joy? Fabulous! Are you looking for peace? That is so wonderful. Do you know why I’m happy that you’re looking for those things – happiness, joy, and...

Do you watch those reality shows about one person choosing from a bevy of others? Maybe it’s a bachelor, surrounded by eligible women vying for his attention and affection. They call those shows “reality” and yet...

Tread lightly through the world, and into the next when the time comes. Aldous Huxley’s poem on the subject references how much easier it is to cope with life when you walk through it lightly, taking things as they...

Are you impatient that you’re not where you thought you’d be at this point in your life? Maybe you assumed you’d have a higher-paying or higher-prestige job, or maybe you thought you’d have a home with 2.5 children...

Have you ever been part of a conversation where you learned that the person you thought was a kindred spirit didn’t see things the way you thought they did? I was in a three-way conversation, discussing an ongoing...

Is there something that makes you feel small, or maybe even powerless? One of my not-optimal beliefs is that people who are creative can’t make money. I grew up hearing that creatives don’t have what it takes to be...

Have you ever stopped and thought, “no matter what I do, someone’s going to be unhappy”? Most of us have…I sure have! I vividly remember the moment my people-pleasing self realized that people-pleasing is a dead end...

Are you emotionally intelligent? If you’re an older female, you have a much better chance of being able to say “yes” to that. Studies suggest that emotional intelligence increases with age, and in women, the increase...

According to the late Bob Marley, some people feel the rain, and others just get wet. What did he mean by that? In a nutshell, some people are living in the moment, appreciating the experience, while others are...

Today let’s examine faith. Whether your faith is in a higher power, in the power of love, or in yourself and your ability to persevere, faith is a wonderful human characteristic. Early research into how and where the...

I want to share a story about a time I failed three people at once. I was at a concert, walking past a low wall. People were sitting on the lawn at the top of the wall and as I passed by, a woman fell from the lawn to...