Hi! get your joy What’s with all the joy? I’ve spent a lot of time this summer thinking about, working on and writing to you about joy. The science-y reasons for that are best…

Hi! Joy Last month I wrote to you about joy. How experiencing joy is in our control in any given setting, and how it’s really the antidote to a lot of the negative effects of stress….

Hi! yes Do you feel great when you say “yes” to something? Most people – especially girl- and women-people – were taught that “yes” is the nice thing to say. And that being nice…

Hi! Are you a fan of Sesame Street? If you are then you might know the character Mr. Snuffleupagus – a woolly-mammoth-looking muppet who debuted in 1971 and, in my childhood, could only be…

Hi!  This week I’m here thinking about somethings we both, you and I, already knew. But I recently remembered these, or maybe just thought of them in the right order.  1. Courage isn’t the…

Hi! When you’re stressed or dealing with a lot of frustration have you ever received the advice to “focus on what you CAN control?” I have. It’s annoying, probably because it’s true. But also because it’s not usually the things actually…