Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

As a child, did you ever have the experience of losing control of your balloon string and watching the balloon sail away from you? I remember vividly the day an especially beautiful helium balloon got away from my...

Are you waiting for an apology from someone? If so, why? Before you give a knee-jerk reply to that question, ask yourself why the apology matters. Is it because your feelings were hurt? Is it because you were right...

Do you work with someone who is stubbornly, doggedly determined to do something, even when that “something” seems unnecessary or maybe even useless? For example, say a vet hospital employee is doing inventory of the...

Have you ever stared at a large body of water and were mesmerized by the way the waves come and go? I love salt water and the way it interacts with a sandy shoreline, and when I’m anywhere near a beach, you can bet my...

Have you ever been completely sure of something, so sure you maybe even argued your point with someone? It’s something you’ve believed your whole life, so it felt like beliefs in opposition had to be wrong? Right? And...

Do you love memes, too? I love how people can distill wisdom into just a few words and create a compelling reminder of something I know and maybe have forgotten to use in daily life. A friend posted a meme recently...

When you were a small child, there was so much to learn – you had to learn to roll over, then crawl, then walk, at the same time you were learning language and behavior. Then there were all those years of school,...

Do you ever feel wagalicious? What the heck is wagalicious, you may ask? Have you ever seen a dog so happy that it seemed like their tail was wagging them? Maybe they’re happy to see their favorite human, or happy to...

Did you ever trip in public and reflexively look around to see if anyone saw you? That’s an example of the spotlight effect and is an almost universal reaction. Our brains are hard-wired to care what others think of...

Is there someone in your life who’s always telling you to calm down…be quiet…bite your tongue? Unless they have somehow come to own you, do you know you’re allowed to disregard their desires? It doesn’t matter if...

Are you in the very destructive habit of comparing yourself to others? Maybe you look at another person and think “they’re better-looking than me.” Maybe you struggle with something at work that another co-worker...

Judgement happens all the time. Sometimes judgement is good, and sometimes it’s not good for you at all. When you think about it at its most basic, when you make a judgement about something, you’re simply making a...