My Thank YOU List.
One of the things I love so much about my years-long study of personalities is that it keeps me on the lookout for people’s gifts. I’ve been thinking a lot about those gifts lately – tis the season, I guess. So, as this year is ending, I wanted to say thank you to some of […]
The Book of Revelation – and some Curry Soup.
My family growing up had a tradition on Christmas Eve of making my mom’s Curry Soup – which is really just a concoction of two specific canned soups juzzzzed up a bit with curry powder. I still incorporate the soup into my own Christmas Eve ritual. What makes the soup so magical is the […]
Tragedy or Inconvenience? Your answer matters.
I distinctly remember a day many years ago when, as I was turning my car into the parking lot of my apartment complex, I was hit by a16-year-old driver who was coming home from getting her driver’s license. My car was drivable but now in need of repair. The girl was visibly upset and ticketed […]
Josh, the Jazz, and some Collective Group Effort
I want you to picture the person in your life who is the most die-hard of die-hard sports fans. My brain immediately goes to my Dad’s brother, Jeff. Do you have yours? Ok. Now ten times that level of fandom. Seriously. That’s my friend, Josh. And he just got some news that I am […]
7 Things You Can Do To Live An Amazing Life (Sally’s Version).
A few of you may have heard the story of Daniel Seddiqui, the USC graduate in Economics who – after having 40 job applications rejected – took a novel approach to doing something about it. He decided to load up his jeep and try 50 different jobs in 50 different states – a week each. […]
Taylor and Travis – and widening your emotions.
In case you haven’t been paying attention, I love Taylor Swift. Do I agree with absolutely everything she says and does? Probably not. But I love her. I love her music, her lyrics, her capacity for change, her loyalty to her friends and her collaborators and to causes she believes in, her business savvy, her […]
Fake Guilt and Misplaced Action.
Lately I’ve been paying attention to how many times clients say something about feeling guilty. “I feel guilty that I’m not doing more with my time….” “She makes me feel guilty when I don’t visit her…..” “I shouldn’t have to feel guilty when I go to the gym….” You get the idea. But is guilt […]
Protective Factors Checklist.
In counseling vernacular, there is a term thrown around that I have had on my mind a lot lately: Protective Factors. Protective Factors are probably exactly what you’re imagining – factors that protect people in times of challenge and increase their resiliency. The more protective factors one has, the greater the likelihood that they […]
My Jack-o-Lantern and Your “thing.”
My sweet mom has an artist’s heart and one thing she loved to do in the mid 70s of my youth was paint ceramics. It was a thing back then to go to a ceramics store and get a piece of molded, but not yet fired and glazed, pottery. You would take the pottery home […]
A well-timed read
Almost exactly 10 years ago, when I was just a few months into a new job and trying desperately to keep my head above water, I came across an article that I knew contained something valuable. I bookmarked it and moved on – to the seemingly more important things I had going on at the […]
