• Assessing Goals

    Photo: Sparklehausen We’re halfway through 2018. It’s a great time to reevaluate the goals you set for the year. Have you made progress? Do you need to make some tweaks? Did you already accomplish some...

  • Changing Speed on the Trek of Life

    Photo: Bernardo Ricci Armani You don’t realize how fast life is moving until you slow down. This thought came to me on a morning jog as I crossed a freeway overpass, where vehicles rushed past beneath...

  • You're an Important Part of a Collective

    Photo: Barbora Hrda ​In any type of organization, it’s critical that each person do his or her own job to make up the collective whole. A great example of this is on a cruise ship, where you find housekeeping...

  • A Valuable Work in Progress

    Photo: Dave Wilcock ​A seemingly monumental task stood before me. I had dreaded it for months. But today was the day. I had to tackle cleaning our barbecue smoker/grill so I could put it up for sale....

  • You Can Run, but You Can't Hide

    Photo: Joydeep Sengupta While crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a wonderfully relaxing cruise, my husband and I spent six straight days “off the grid,” disconnected from the internet and our normal digital...

  • Taking Time to Recharge

    ​When you’re constantly giving of yourself to your employer, your significant other, your family, and various other responsibilities, it can be overwhelming. Sometimes you need some me time to restore...