Thankful to Be Finished with Another Issue

I thought it would be a breeze to blog this issue, but it still took quite a long time. Nevertheless, I’m glad to be continuing on with my goal.
Even though I try to be grateful in my everyday life, I learned from this issue that I can stand to be even more thankful for [...]

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Oprah Knows to Say Thank You

Did you know that Oprah keeps a daily gratitude journal? She’s taken the advice of Sarah Ban Breathnach and writes down at least five things she’s grateful for. They run the gamut from the simple things in life to important things like health. She does this because she believes that when you’re [...]

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Breathing in the Lake District

The “Breathing Space” photo is always near the back of the magazine.  Why is that?  Is it because you’ve worked through so much already, that you need a break right before the end?  It’s almost in a place where it gets overlooked, and that’s kind of sad to consider.
This month’s picture is of Derwent Water, [...]

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Blame the Workaholics

One of the articles I thought might be interesting is called “Why Are You Rushing?” by Arlie Russell Hochschild, a sociology professor at Berkeley.  For a minute I thought it would be about slowing down, but the subtitle includes, “What are you chasing after?  And what would it take to make us rest?” Then I [...]

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Thankful for Nice Things

There are days when I can’t comprehend how much money Oprah must have.  I understand rich, but I can’t wrap my brain around the uber-rich.  I wonder what it’s like to have so much, and I wonder if you fear losing it all.  And by “losing it all,” I mean doing a lot of shopping.  [...]

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Money Wars!

Suze Orman is back to readers’ questions about money woes!
Question 1: My husband spends a ton of money on gadgets. I’d like to spend money too, but I don’t. How do I approach him without nagging?
Suze says: Your husband may have an emotional need that he’s trying to fix by acquiring [...]

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Do You Envy Me?

It’s another article written to me:  Jill, you envying fool!  Well, OK, not really, but here’s another one that applies to what I sometimes feel is my pretty pathetic psyche.   Envy does you no good.
Yes, I have a problem with envy.  There are days where nothing is working–people can travel more, do more, be more, [...]

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Stop Being a Worrywart!

Barbara Graham wrote an interesting article for this issue about being a worrier and how that life strategy doesn’t really work.  I identified with it because my mother is a proud worrywart.  Drives me nuts.  The Boy also worries–but he’s actually gotten a million times better over the years, so that, although a bit worrisome [...]

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Not Dwelling Too Much

Gratitude?  Thy name is only two “Something to Think About” questions this week!  The point is to dwell on all the things you can be thankful about.  If you’re grateful, you open yourself up to even more good things (hey, what goes around, comes around), and you start spreading the joy to others.
1.  “Ask yourself:  [...]

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Do Fights Show Gratitude?

Dr. Phil this month has three questions about fighting, which seems a little at odds with the issue’s theme, though I suppose you wouldn’t ask Dr. Phil how you can be more grateful.
The first questioner wonders if constantly arguing with your partner means your relationship is in trouble.  Dr. Phil says that “arguing is not [...]

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