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The other I stumbled upon an article about unpacking relationship baggage.  As I read the article I could not help but notice how negative it seemed. You see when one carries relationship baggage the baggage is negative from the point of view that there are unhappy memories about past relationships. As I pondered that, I wondered, would it not be more worthwhile if we could empower others to dump the baggage before the next relationship. Could it be better to have a clear picture of what a great relationship could look like? Then my quirky mind took me to actually…

A Miserable Workplace A lot of people are talking about happiness these days. Is there something wrong with a happy workplace? I do not know how many times in my lifelong career of working with people I have heard them say: “ I just want to be happy!”   What is happy for you? I have a definition of happiness for me. I know what it takes for me to feel happy. I have pictures in my head that if I were to achieve them I believe I would be happy. But when people say they want to be happy, I…

Here in Eastern Canada it is time to start thinking about changing the tires on our cars. Many of us have tires for winter driving and tires for summer driving. In order to do this you need to do some planning. We generally get our tires out and make an appointment to go get them changed.  Some do this for themselves but not me. This is one job I choose to hire out.  We need to decide the timing of such an event. Is it going to snow again soon? Will you risk changing them sooner? Will you wait and…

   Have you noticed any changes on your favorite TV shows? I do not spend a lot of time watching TV, but I do like to watch one or two shows.  This past weekend, I was watching two TV shows both part of a series.   Some of the producers of these shows really get it. They are asking their followers to stay engaged! I don’t know if you have noticed this but one such show said on screen at the end of the show,  “ Come On! You Knew this was going to Happen!” See you next week! It was…