Have you ever seen a child throw a temper tantrum? Chances are, yes—more than once! It usually happens over something the child wants but doesn’t get. “But I want it!” the child shrieks, while the parent calmly insists, “You don’t need it.” Children have trouble understanding the difference between a want and a need. To […]

Recently, I took a road trip down South—a bittersweet one. We were attending a celebration of life for a beloved aunt who passed away a few months ago. Saying goodbye to her was hard. I’ll miss knowing she’s no longer in this world, showering love on her family and working wonders with her music therapy. […]

Change is hard, especially when we think it’s a “bad” change.We get comfortable with our routines, our familiar ways, and sometimes it’s tough to tell whether change is actually good or bad. I guess it all depends on perspective. At my Silver Sneakers exercise class, I got an unexpected life lesson about dealing with change…”Now, […]

I am a creature of habit. I like following a straight, narrow path, knowing exactly what lies ahead. Take restaurants, for example. I always order the same meal: salad (no meat, no cheese, no croutons, oil and vinegar dressing) and the same drink—water and a glass of chardonnay. Every two weeks, I visit the same […]