Off the Bucket List

As of today, I can officially cross off a line item on my bucket list. I have published a book!  BE HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE PRODUCTIVE; 365 INSPIRING IDEAS is available in print on Amazon!! It’s a solid compilation of my blog here – the series I wrote from February through this past February. As I

#22 Interview a Person You Admire

Choose someone in your life with potential to ‘teach’ you and invite them to lunch or dinner. Pick their brain and then record the essence of that conversation for inclusion in your own life plan.

#82 Create a Plan

It’s really very simple. Life is just one big, personal house that we begin designing in adolescence with a vision of who we are and what we want for ourselves.

#108 Ask for a Hug

Because a hug can generate that sense of belonging and compassion, it fosters calm. It allows us to feel protected – if even only for that moment.

#129 Stargaze

There’s always something to learn about the stars and planets we can see and because our view changes as the earth turns, it’s not exactly the same month after month.

#137 Visit a Cemetery

When we realize that our days are numbered somewhere between 0 and 36,000 – generally speaking – we tend to pay more attention.

#159 Have Your Palm Read

Supposedly, this ancient method of predicting has some merit. Recent science has correlated greater athletic talent in men whose ring finger is longer than his index finger.

The Struggle

Not one of us if free from the distortion that occurs after birth. We only experience varying degrees and intensities.

Roadtripping

I didn’t have any phone conversations and I can already feel a bit of relaxation starting to settle into my psyche.

Remembering Ruthie

She practiced appreciation in a way that we all can learn from.