Who wants to feel more alert, have more energy and decrease their stress levels? Ummmm, this guy/gal (pointing at self with thumbs.) Michael McCollough and Robert Emmons are two psychologists who conducted a groundbreaking experiment on gratitude and its impact on well-being. They found that practicing gratitude can increase happiness levels by around 25%. Here are the high level details of the study: Several hundred people were split into three different groups and all of th

“You can live as if nothing is a miracle or you can live as if everything is a miracle. Really it’s up to you.” –Einstein What are you thinking right now? What thoughts are running through your head on most days? Are you running the show or is the show running you? One of the most powerful things that I’ve learned is that you are. what you think about most of the time. Okay, let’s be honest, just because you imagine yourself to be a princess or the next president won’t make i

What does it mean to be at peace? How do we find this ever elusive peaceful place? Can it exist amongst the laundry list of to-dos: work + home + family + friends + pets and wait a minute what about me-where do I fit in to this equation? Sometimes it is easier said than done-I get it. Well, you don’t have to stop everything to have it folks. In fact, you can have it all. Peace is the space between each moment. It’s the place we skip over to get to the next thing on our list.