Our Sunday Questions help you set your intention for the week.
I read a profile of a comedienne, Hannah Berner, in The New York Times(opens in new tab) this morning. She landed a Netflix special which probably both excited and terrified her. Before she stepped onstage to begin taping, she told herself: “What if you just let your dreams come true?” The question delivered a calming […]
Several years ago, I attended a seminar given by Alan Seale, who taught us his take on how to manifest our goals and dreams. One tip he suggested was to “Remember the future.” Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? How can we have a memory of an event that has yet to occur? The more
Our days can feel so full of drudgery. We begin the day with the grind of To Do’s and close the day with thoughts of tomorrow’s toil. Let’s break up the grind. Let’s explore. We can explore right where we are. We can explore: ideas with a colleague or friend places by taking a detour
I think about the thoughts in my head, which can become my experience with the world. Recently, I got trapped by these thoughts: I’m never getting anywhere. I’ll live like this forever. Life is just painful. These thoughts made me feel even worse. My circumstances hurt my body and my thoughts about those circumstances made
I’m working hard these days to leave my legacy. I work to support family caregivers and want to truly leave behind programs that actually help them. While friends and family enjoy the retirement life, I find comfort in crafting the work that leaves behind what benefits others. Neither life is better nor worse. It’s just
Even when we can’t leave our life, our house, our day, we can travel. We can travel in our mind, creating a destination. We can travel during our conversations, receiving another’s experience so that we feel our wisdom about life blossoming. When we learn, we travel. We can travel to our future through our imagination,
The question, Why me?, can show up for us for two reasons. Why Me? can be almost like a plaintive wail that bounces around inside your head. Why me? Why is the hard life my life? The question also can be a question of curiosity, Why me, you may ask, when you wonder about pursuing
We explore the idea of the preview — a small, quiet practice of checking in with yourself before you go live. You can ask for feedback. You can sit with how something feels. You can find better words before they leave your mouth.
Our day may require that we share our work, our gifts and our ideas. Sometimes, though, we may feel like the day requires too much exposure. We can feel that we must put too much of ourselves in the spotlight which can leave us weary. Putting so much of ourselves out there takes energy. Then,
Our work matters. Our work at home means family members receive our wonderful care. Our work at the office means colleagues have a committed partner in their corner. Our authentic, productive impact may have unintended consequences: Others may take advantage of our generosity. When that happens, we can start to withhold our help, resent our
