Does Your Life Ever Feel Like Bikram Yoga?
Does anyone else save smaller sizes of clothes in the hopes of one day losing all that weight? Well, before coming to Manila, I donated 10 bursting-at-the-seams-sized garbage bags full…
What Are You Built For?
I started this blog more than 3 years ago. Then, work, life, passions, projects, travel, illnesses, parenting, and all the things got in the way. So, after publishing only a…
9 Ways to Embrace Pain and Discover Joy
Have you ever been caught off guard? Things are going along just fine and you’re happy. Then, the roller coaster ride of life sends you twisting and turning without even a…
The Difference Between Happiness and Joy and Why it Matters
What is the difference between happiness and joy? An article called Joy vs. Happiness on Psychologies.co defines the difference between happiness and joy the best: “Joy and happiness are wonderful feelings to…
How I Started a Gratitude Practice
For as long as I can remember, I only had one thing on my Bucket List—to visit India. My grandmother went on a trip around the world when I was…
Reverse Bucket List Memory 1: Calling Dial-a-Ride
I had one major problem when I was 8 years old. I didn’t have a car. Mesa, Arizona in the 70s had plenty of bell bottoms, lava lamps, and cars…