Author: wellness2020

Letting go of outcome

Did you ever have a bothersome notion that you couldn’t shake, an unusually focused presumption about something that was so persistent it played in the

What do you need it for?

Leaving the house earlier in the week I found myself oddly nervous and delightfully excited as I trotted off to my first day at school.

There are many types of intelligence

This is the month when another class of graduates leaves the cloisters and ventures into the world at large. The diploma awarded, however, does not

Life happens for us, not to us

“If I could have one moment free from stress I would know true happiness.” It is unsettling to note how often I have heard that

Don’t worry, be happy

The realization that a goodly portion of the fears and tensions that bedevil us are self-induced is not a new psychological insight. This delicious, tongue-in-cheek

America looks different this morning

My husband posts a weekly piece on the Chicago Tribune’s digital blog. His commentary immediately after the election reflects the apprehensions of many Americans and

Why are we so unhappy?

May I offer a perplexing concept: is it possible that we have been trained to be unhappy? Think back at what we have been told