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 …

Gratitude – July 23

Happy Wednesday!  It was a good day today, with much to be grateful for.  It was much like yesterday, and the day before, uneventful, no drama and, really kind of predictable.  I really appreciate looking for, and finding, things to be grateful for on uneventful days.  It takes more careful observation throughout the day and …

A year of joy and adversity

This was a big week for me.  It was Thanksgiving, and of course I have a lot to be thankful for.  However, the holidays have been really hard for me the last few years.  As many of you know, I have no contact with my family and that is really emotional for me when it …

Food for the soul

I'm feeling a little, maybe more than a little, overwhelmed at work. Today I had to go in early to complete a project. It had a deadline of noon. My coworker and I got there a little before seven and worked non-stop to finish on time. We didn't make it. But, we did get it …