Mindset

In screenplay and novel writing, the inciting incident is the event that gets the story rolling. It’s the action or decision that introduces the problem that the story’s main character ...

“COVID is where you die.” So said my 3-year-old grandson, John Henry, when I asked him what he ...

Resentment is poisonous to a relationship.

My babysitter gave my 10-year-old daughter a scrapbook. The sparkly pink binder was filled with adorable photos of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected us. It has increased our worries and concerns about physical health. COVID-19 has ...

I stopped writing for nearly two years. I had intended to return to my Life and Whim blog ...

After the pandemic struck, change became a commonality spreading across the world like wildfire. "Change management" has been ...

Parents are dealing with huge demands on their time and energy with many children not attending school or ...

A bag of Doritos, that’s all Princess wanted. Her mom calls her Princess, but her real name is ...

Today my sons and I were standing at the edge of the pool, on a cold day, knowing ...

Almost anyone with an email account has heard from a Nigerian prince offering them millions to help them ...

How many times have you looked back and regretted things you wanted to do but never did? If ...

Every day, we are dealing with a thousand things, overrun by tasks and chores. It can become overwhelming. ...

If there was a video documenting every second of my life, you can bet it would contain some ...

This year more than any other we’ve been reminded that access to outdoor private space is a privilege—not all of ...

In a new study, researchers found people who had higher levels of self-control as children were aging more ...

Right now there’s something going on in my life that's very difficult. I definitely wish it wasn't part ...

The raging coronavirus pandemic, along with political turbulence and uncertainty, have overwhelmed many of us. From almost the ...

Last year, I got to go to my sister-in-law’s wedding. At the reception, as people were finishing up ...

Making and breaking New Year’s resolutions is a familiar and discouraging annual ritual for many people. Almost inevitably, ...

My Zen teacher Susan recently told a group of her students at the end of a Zen meditation retreat, “We’re ...

We all know people like this: When something bad happens, the first thing they do is blame someone ...

Every January, in the winter wonderland of northern Michigan that we call home, ski season kicks into high ...

Mia McDermott is no stranger to isolation. Abandoned as an infant in China, she lived in an orphanage ...

At the beginning of every year, it’s like a blank slate: The year can be whatever you want ...

Empathy can be painful. Or so suggests a growing body of neuroscientific research. When we witness suffering and distress in ...

Krissy Williams, 15, had attempted suicide before, but never with pills. The teen was diagnosed with schizophrenia when ...