Sally’s Favorites – and reinvention.
I love to eat great food. Love it. And because of this, people in my life would often ask me during my single years for recommendations on where to go out to eat. They also asked about movies and TV shows and donuts and a few other things. Not because I have particularly great style […]
Comfort, Ability, and a bit of Happiness.
I’m writing this from a desk in a room on the 40th floor of a 5-star hotel. It is one of my favorite places to work and write. I have been here so many times now that it feels like home away from home. My home away from home. I’ve been thinking a lot about […]
The Greatest Showman and a wobbly table.
I hate getting my car serviced. Hate it. Hate going to the shop. Hate waiting. Hate talking to the service person. Hate finding out how much I owe. Hate worrying about if they really put the tires back on my car correctly. Hate wondering if the wheels will fall off while I’m driving home. You […]
Rocks and Sand.
Have you seen that object lesson with a big glass jar filled with big rocks and sand? Well, there is a big glass jar with big rocks inside and sand filling all the empty space. Can you picture it? I think the first time I saw this visual was in a church lesson and I […]
Grounding and Growth.
Fall is ending here in the West and leaves have dropped quickly, being replaced by the bare branches of winter. After all these years I’m still so amazed that in a few long months those trees will push new green growth out to the end of their branches – much to the relief of […]
Envy and the deep blue sea.
We’ve all heard the statement attributed to Teddy Roosevelt that says “Comparison is the thief of joy.” And I agree. Kind of. There are a ton of reasons why comparing ourselves to others is unfair to us – especially because we tend to compare the worst in ourselves and our lives to what we […]
Incongruity Theory.
Right after we got home from our honeymoon, my husband had to go out of town on business. The first morning he was gone I texted him and said “Good morning Husband!” (probably with a heart emoji). I was so excited to FINALLY be able to say the word husband – about him!! Imagine my […]
Hoodwinked.
Several summers ago, my sweet dog, Scout, and I were visiting my brother Marty in Montana. My brother Jack and his family were also visiting, and we all decided to take a ‘beautiful hike’ one day. I am here to tell you that the hike was not beautiful …. and it was not Montana’s fault. […]
Paying Attention.
While waiting to be seated at a restaurant this morning, Darren and I witnessed a dad pull his probably 7-year-old daughter aside from their group, get down on her level, listen to her concern, offer what looked like a solution, and wait for her to nod her appreciative agreement before rejoining their party. We […]
Getting your own tea.
One of my favorite things to coach about is resentment. And my favorite definition of resentment comes from the Cambridge Dictionary: “A feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something you do not like.” Isn’t that a good description? We could – and probably will – talk A LOT about resentment here, […]
