What are you feeding your brain?  And how is that affecting your health and well-being?  It’s an interesting question that we don’t ask often enough, yet the things we feed our brain can affect us in many real and important ways. A few days ago I was in the middle of a major stuck-fest (feeling…

Four-year-olds can be annoying. I have a four-year-old.  His name is Huckleberry Finn.  Huck is a vivacious and inquisitive little guy who wants to know everything about everything.  He asks a lot of questions.  His favorite question is, “why?” “Why can’t I wear my Superman costume for Christmas Eve mass?” “Why do I have to…

I’m a girl that likes to play things safe.  I like to be a Good Girl, following rules and living up to expectations and making people happy and minding my own business.  I like to be polite.   Generally speaking, I like to fly under the radar and do my own thing. But there have been…

Like many people, I’d like to have a balanced life.  I’d like to round out the stressful seasons of my life with periods of serenity.  I’d prefer if I played as often as I worked.  It would be wonderful if I could find equilibrium in the midst of the forces pulling me in so many…

Sometimes we can only find what we’re looking for if we’re willing to get a little lost.  This was never more true than when I was an innocent and hopeful freshman at college on my first night away from home. I was insanely excited to begin my adventures on Michigan State University’s campus in the…