One morning while working at the Merle Norman store I broke down in tears and asked my boss Carolyn for help.        “Carolyn I’m exhausted working four jobs, my kids are with a sitter so much and I still can’t make ends meet..  There has to be a better way.” I sobbed sitting […]

Choose a joyful perspective  My sister is a great example of someone who always finds something to laugh about. She was having a rough day. Frustrated, she stopped at a coffee shop to take a break. There was a long line, which just added to her frustration. She got to the counter with my eighty-seven-year-old […]

  In my 30’s and 40’s I rather enjoyed shoveling snow.  In fact I was actually grateful for the excuse to exercise while getting a chore done.  It was a two for one. Once in my 50’s, I was grateful that several of my neighbors were kind enough to run their snow blowers up and […]

Stress and worry may cause insomnia, types of paralysis, nervous stomach, ulcers, premature aging, wrinkles, loss of concentration, heart disease, headaches, nervous breakdowns, high blood pressure, hair loss, fear, and weakness of the immune system. Sixty percent of  doctor visits are  due to stress related  illness.  Okay, not all of these are fatal, but it […]

That’s what the experts are saying. People who give away money feel happy. In fact according to Harvard Business School, if you donate $500. you will feel as wealthy as if you had earned an extra $10,000 in income. I suppose it’s true. I know I feel pretty good when I donate money or give something away. If […]