Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Have you been this way, too? A mistake I made throughout my marriage was thinking I needed to keep the peace. I would try to talk about something, be met with defensiveness or dismissiveness, and unless it was...

Is it easy or hard for you to support the dreams of others? Think carefully, because one of the most common human behaviors is to hear someone’s dreams or plans and tell them why they won’t work. You care about them...

Have you had your heart broken? Most of us have, and it’s not a fun feeling, right? I remember crying so hard after the love of my life left me that I thought all the moisture in my body was going to come out through...

There is belief, and there is faith, and there is knowing. What’s the difference? The differences are subtle, for sure, and the lines blur from one word to the other to the other. Belief is something you think is...

Do you ever have days when you feel limited by life’s circumstances? Like all the light has gone out of you, and you’re just a smoldering wick? You haven’t lost your light, it’s just misplaced for the moment. You can...

Are you a caretaker of things and people? Is that who you are, deep down? Does it fill you up when you’re able to help someone? Do you get puddles in your eyes when you can offer advice that a person needs to hear and...

What do you do every day that feeds your soul? And what the heck is “feeding your soul” and why is it so important? There’s not a scientific definition for soul-feeding, though research does show that finding a way to...

When was the last time you felt joy? Excitement? Anticipation? Trepidation? Irritation? Fear? Depending on which research study you believe, humans have either 8 or 27 or 34,000 different emotions. If you think about...

Are you at odds with someone, and maybe thoughts of the situation are swirling in your head? Maybe it’s someone who wronged you, maybe it’s someone who’s not upholding their end of an agreement, maybe it’s someone you...

Do you know someone who complains a lot? Maybe you? People complain for a lot of reasons – to feel like they’re solving a problem by shining a light on it, to commiserate about a shared condition, and of course, the...

Are you more open-minded or closed-minded? Most people are pretty open-minded…right up until they aren’t. For instance, I’m live and let live about politics and religion and who people love, and don’t get me started...

Some of the worst advice given to teens who are trying to decide about a career path is to research what the global marketplace needs. Does the marketplace need salespeople? Then they need to focus on sales. Does the...