Christmas Eve, interrupted…but only briefly

Today I'm feeling sad.  'Tis the season, I guess.  I had one of those ugly, tears-and-snot filled meltdowns this morning.  I'm happy that I made it all the way until Christmas Eve to do it this year, but I was really hoping to avoid it completely.  I miss my daughter terribly, and, actually, I even …

Healthy Habit #12 – A month of finding joy

My last Healthy Habit of the year is finding joy.  I've become relatively good at finding and expressing gratitude, but joy is a whole other story.  It isn't to say that I don't experience joy often, I do, but I also feel like recognizing joy in the ordinary, or even in the not-so-great times, is …