Perfecting Who We Are
kdillon2011-10-13T11:11:53+00:00Last week I wrote about a perceived lack of progress in an area of my life, but ended the week writing a more positive message about progress. Just as I mentioned thinking through the situation
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Me: A Work in Progress
kdillon2011-10-10T12:47:25+00:00Last Monday I was dealing with something difficult, which I wrote about on Tuesday. The post included the statement that I felt I had taken ten steps back in the last year. A few days
The Road to Happiness
kdillon2011-10-04T09:26:09+00:00Not long ago I had an email exchange with a reader about progress towards happiness and being brave. I pointed out the big step I made a year ago, going to a dinner party alone. I
My Five Best Decisions in Life
kdillon2011-09-30T13:16:42+00:00Schmutzie, blogger and web designer extraordinaire (she created this site's masthead), recently wrote a post with the five best decisions she has made in her life. It was a great piece that was
Living an Adventure-Filled Life
kdillon2011-09-29T11:19:42+00:00"Mom, we need 25 helium balloons, a video camera, and a homing device," said Monkey last night at dinner. The topic of discussion was planning an adventure for the three of us. This is something
How to Make Good Things Happen
kdillon2011-09-27T10:02:18+00:00Good thoughts. It is that simple. Or so my son told me recently. As we were driving, out of nowhere, my son announced: "Good thoughts make good things happen." It's simple, but also true. I
Jumping Into Life
kdillon2011-09-23T11:26:32+00:00On a recent rainy, puddle-filled run I stretched out and leaped, not to avoid a huge puddle, but to land my foot in the middle of it. I quickly felt a wave of cool water
I am Not a Tree
kdillon2011-09-22T09:28:18+00:00"If you don't like where you are then change it. You are not a tree."* Change. It is such a difficult thing for most of us. Even if happiness is elusive in our current situation,
A Recipe for Happiness
kdillon2011-09-19T09:34:24+00:00My sister was recently looking through our late grandmother's recipe box. In between the recipes for blueberry muffins and chocolate pound cake she came across a different type of recipe; my sister found a
Lesson for Girls: Pretty and Smart are Not Mutually Exclusive
kdillon2011-09-02T10:41:30+00:00It's 2011. Women run for offices as high as President of the United States. Women run Fortune 500 companies. Women are Supreme Court Justices. It is sad, with the various important contributions that women make