Weekly Insights
Check out past newsletters for inspiration and powerful tips.
On Possibilities in Difficult Times
QUOTE OF THE DAY "I've come to understand that life 'composts' and 'seeds' us as autumn does the earth…I've seen how possibility gets planted in us even in the most difficult of times." -Parker Palmer IDEA OF THE DAY Possibility gets planted in us, especially in the...
On Dumbledore’s Wisdom
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”― Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter IDEA OF THE DAY Oh Dumbledore, if only we could always have such wise and wonderful wizards like you in our back pocket! I suppose I'm in a silly mood this...
On Listerine
QUOTE OF THE DAY “As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind IDEA OF THE DAY I've got an interesting story to share with you today. In the...
On Not Doing Things
QUOTE OF THE DAY "It is not enough to be busy... The question is: what are we busy about?"-Henry David Thoreau IDEA OF THE DAY Autumn and winter suggest slowing down to embrace the shorter days and longer nights with the incentive to get cozy in our favorite fluffy...
On the Changing Seasons
QUOTE OF THE DAY "Seasons change, and so do we."-Nikkiche IDEA OF THE DAY As a child, I grew up on the east coast, in a small town next to the Hudson River. One thing I remember vividly is the transition from one season to another. From chasing fireflies in the...
On Having a Good Cry
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’ve come to believe that a good cry is like a car wash for the soul.”― Bill Hayes IDEA OF THE DAY Last week's quote focused on the courage to reach out and ask for help. For some, this is easy, yet many others struggle to ask for help when life...
On a Bowl of Tomato Soup
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Asking for help is never a sign of weakness. It’s one of the bravest things you can do.”― Lilly Collins IDEA OF THE DAY "Hey friend, how's it going?" "Well...I'm having a tomato soup kind of day" "Ok, I'm on my way over!" This...
On Starting Afresh
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it well and serenely, and with too high a spirit to be...
On Finding your Community
QUOTE OF THE DAY “A stranger is a friend I haven't met yet.”― Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest IDEA OF THE DAY I've been waiting for this week. A newsletter all about connection! Creating it, building...
On the 80% rule
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Before each meal she takes a moment to say hara hachi bu, and that keeps her from eating too much.” “Hara hachi bu?” I repeated. “It’s a Confucian-inspired adage,” Craig chimed in. “All of the old folks say it before they eat. It means ‘Eat until you...