Life Coaches are Imperfect

Being a life coach doesn’t mean that I am problem-free.  I do have problems.  In fact, after about 9 months in the grieving process and feeling like the kids and I were doing pretty well after “The Divorce” – they’re at each other’s...

Are Optimists Smarter?

“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”  – Harry S. Truman It has been proven that optimists are much more affective at engaging problem solving skills than...

Happiness is Impermanent

“Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.”  Margaret Lee Runbeck In last week’s post, The Happiness Choice, I mentioned that Happiness is the release of expectations. As simple as this seems (when we expect nothing we are not...

The Happiness Choice

“There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.  By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Happiness is an active choice. Happiness does not require a delivery system; it is not water that you get from...