Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

You’re so good at being patient and kind with others – why are you so mean to you? Ouch – are you feeling the need to defend yourself right now? It’s OK – I’m actually talking to me, too, along with every other human...

Maya Angelou said, “Remember – every storm runs out of rain.” How many literal rainstorms have happened during your lifetime? Hundreds? Thousands? The only way the number could be that high is because the storm...

Failing doesn’t mean you’re a failure. In the Irish culture, they have an interesting quirk of semantics that’s very empowering – instead of saying “I’m angry” they say “the anger came upon me.” It’s a very subtle...

Oh, new love – is there any better feeling than that? The reason love feels so good is that we are choosing to see the best in the other person and daydreaming of how wonderful the next meeting will be. That’s easy to...

Have you ever wondered what goosebumps are? Y ou know, when you do something that feels so right, or say something that feels so true, that you get a warmth around your heart and little tingly bumps on your skin? You...

Do you get offended easily? Maybe you’re even tempted to quit Facebook because of the unpleasant things some people post. When you find yourself starting to get offended and defensive, stop. If you were out walking...

Everything is beautiful. Everything. It’s up to you to look at in a way that highlights its beauty, not its flaws. Every neighborhood has that one yard filled with dandelions, threatening to scatter their floating...

Did you know that you can choose not to react to things that normally upset you? The primitive part of your brain has a 1 to 3 second head start, and it reacts quickly and strongly to things that have upset you in the...

It’s been a while since we talked about “going to MSU” so let’s revisit that. Our brains like to group events together and weave a story from them. It’s part of how we learn so well, and it’s also how we...

Give the gift of grace, just as you’d like everyone to give you grace. When someone doesn’t know something, give the gift of teaching without condescending. When someone makes a mistake, give the gift of gently...

Is something bothering you? Is it something you can do something about? If you’re not fixing something that’s bothering you, you are choosing to continue to be bothered by it. I know – it’s easy and tempting to hope...

Humans have emotions and we’re meant to feel them. Sometimes it’s impossible not to feel them, and very annoying to have other people try to help by saying things like, “This happened for a reason and you just need to...