Three more ways to cultivate gratitude

Are you bored writing in your gratitude journal? Are you too busy to write in the morning or too tired at night? Or did you have a crappy day and all you really want to do is hover in some self-pity and a pint of ice cream? If you answered yes to any or all … Continue reading Three more ways to cultivate gratitude

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change

It's Blogapalooza here at ChicagoNow. It falls during my #30daysofgratitude series. Guess what? I'm grateful for Blogapalooza and the fabulous support of the ChicagoNow community. Blogapalooza is a monthly writing challenge - we are given a topic and have one hour to write and publish a post. Here's the challenge tonight: "Share your favorite quote (or quotes) … Continue reading When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change

Eleven great websites to inspire you

A few years ago, I semi-intentionally stopped watching the news at night, preferring to read my news online, picking and choosing the sites and stories I needed to read in order to keep up with the world. I did the same with a lot of websites and tv shows I visited. I realized I was … Continue reading Eleven great websites to inspire you