Tagged: wellness

Wellness Wednesday: Be the Noun

Yep, that title doesn’t make sense. But read this article titled Emotionally Intelligent People Add These 2 Letters to Certain Words to Become Remarkably Persuasive and you’ll see what I mean. Who knew? Calling yourself...

Wellness Wednesday: Noticing

The wellness topic of the day is paying attention. Look. Notice. Reflect. Decide. As one of my side jobs, I coach. Not in sports, more in life, with life goals. What do you want...

Wellness Wednesday: Planning Ahead?

First off, I think the line “planning ahead” is redundant.  Doesn’t “planning” indicate it is “ahead” of something happening? My question of the day is related to whether or not “planning” is a personality...

Wellness Wednesday: Inspiration

I grew up in the Midwest. I did my bachelor’s degree in Oregon and my master’s degree in Massachusetts. After my graduate program, I was looking for inspiration to decide if I should stay...

Wellness Wednesday: The Road to Happiness

Happy January.  You may already know that I am passionate about learning, especially learning things related to wellness, well-being and overall physical, emotional and social health. For graduate school, I went to Springfield College...

Wellness Wednesday: Things to Think About

​I keep learning new things. I continue to evolve in my thinking about what wellness is and what it means to different people. Geez, humans are complex. And ever-changing.   I think a first step is we...

Wellness Wednesday: Two Sides to Every Story

​Two sides of the same coin.  Two sides to every story.    Our strengths are often our weaknesses. When we are determined and stubborn and committed to follow through on a task, it is a...

Wellness Wednesday: Great Expectations

Charles Schulz, author/cartoonist of Peanuts said, “there is no heavier burden than a great potential.” Yep, expectations are fraught with thinking ‘what if ______ doesn’t turn out as I planned?!’ Many of us start...