Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Think about the times the voice inside your head said something nice about you. You might have to think hard about it – our brain’s negativity bias makes it dish up far more negative thoughts about us than positive...

Is there someone who always rains on your parade? There you are, having a perfectly good day, and then they have to point out something wrong with you, or with something you’re doing? It feels like they’re always...

We hear it a lot – be authentic. What does that mean, actually? When you are authentic, you aren’t apologizing or hiding part of who you know yourself to be. You’re not hiding behind a mask or contorting yourself for...

Who could disagree with love? Turns out, almost everyone. For most people in most cases, love is a condition instead of a feeling. Examples include: rude person gender identification religion political...

Do you lead a team? Then you probably have communication issues from time to time, and hopefully not all the time! Whenever two or more humans get together, there’s bound to be misunderstandings. An author can’t be a...

Want to know how someone feels about you? Pay attention to their actions. They will show you if your feelings matter to them or not. They will show you if you’re a priority in their life or not. They will show you if...

Quick…how negative are your thoughts right now? Think about what you were just mulling over in your mind – were they worrisome thoughts, stressful choices, or even fear about your future? According to the American...

Do you make space in your week for fun? You remember fun – it lived inside you when you were a child, seemed to become more of a neighbor when you moved out on your own, and the more responsibilities you shoulder, the...

Why do we vilify the concept of ego? We work to become self-aware, and yet many people use the word “ego” like it’s a bad thing. We work to become self-confident and then cringe when others call us egotistical because...

We think there are thoughts we’re not aware of driving our actions and that’s sort of right and sort of wrong. What we really have going on inside our noggins is the brain running patterns, and because we don’t have...

One of my dogs has decided that the chipmunks living under the sun porch are more interesting than coming inside the house. I discovered this the hard way one night when I was ready to go to bed and put the dogs out...

When was the last time you watched a child playing with nothing more than a few little things and their imagination? They didn’t know anyone was watching so they weren’t performing or trying to do something right,...