To end on a more positive note, I want to share an excerpt from the writings of David Maxwell, editor of the Donalsonville News: ...

The second thing that came to mind about the definition of the term rose-colored glasses as NOT wanting to talk about something because...

Dictionary.com says that Rose-colored glasses allude to a cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually WITHOUT a valid basis. Try...

Welcome to 2023! You may have heard this next observation a lot already, but I STILL can’t believe that 2022 has come and gone SO fast. ...

Let’s look at ways to celebrate and demonstrate Belonging as a lifestyle during the holidays. One of my favorite podcast guests, Ms. Lisa...

Research shows that if we can use “self-talk” (and it works with others, too!) that envisions clearly and compellingly a picture of the...

Just as cultivating Belonging is a lifestyle choice, living healthily, AFTER the holidays is also a lifestyle choice that requires being...

The holiday season is upon us and however you celebrate, one thing is universal among holidays regardless of one’s heritage: Promoting a...

In his book, Healing Career Wounds, Rick spends a bit of time explaining the relevance of someone’s career wound or what Simon Sinek...

Think of getting the shaft as a forcing function to take stock of your skills, strengths, and potential to move up the company ladder, or...

One of the hardest aspects of dealing with a shaft experience is believing that, more often than not, the painful past will eventually...

This month, we’re going to focus on how we can be grateful for the lessons we can learn from our career wounds, or what I refer to as...

Third, depending upon how we’ve been conditioned to make assumptions about other people, it may take us a while to recognize our...

Second, what we THINK we know about other people is probably much scarier than the TRUTH about other people. Thankfully, the truth is...

Thinking back to the spider episode of Night Gallery, I’m reminded of another time that will make you laugh. On one of our last family...

Welcome to the month of October which means settling into fall, enjoying everything flavored with pumpkin spice, and perhaps sightings of...

Belonging feels like being an essential member of a community. When one feels that they belong someplace, or belong to a group, they can...

Belonging looks like having someone’s back. This may mean, in some circumstances, speaking up for someone who may not feel comfortable...

Belonging sounds like telling someone how much you value them. We may believe that giving people too much positive feedback may make them...

Monday is Labor Day and I wanted to think about labor in terms of the labor of love that is also known as fostering Belonging. Fostering...