Personal Blog
Reflections on all things fruitful, fortuitous, and abundant.
Love Unbroken
Our daughter Alex recently married her best friend, Charlie, whom we also adore. I’ve been working on a blog post for months but with all the emotion, it was hard to determine the right focus. Is it about family? About advice for marriage? About vows and promises? Of course, it’s about all of these. But […]
Best Quotes on Happiness to Inspire and Ignite
Get inspired, think, reflect and hope! The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go. ~Dodinsky If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment. ~Carlos Santana Happiness is living life to the fullest with no regrets and squeezing something […]
Moment of Happiness: True Priorities
Happiness doesn’t have to be big or loud. In fact, it often tiptoes in during small moments. The Happiness Project is designed to capture those moments and inspire—based on how the compact can have so much consequence. Here is an example from Toye Oshoniyi, Producer at Dominion Risk Advisors: Moment of Happiness As I was […]
Moment of Happiness: Meditation in Motion
Happiness doesn’t have to be big or loud. In fact, it often tiptoes in during small moments. The Happiness Project is designed to capture those moments and inspire—based on how the compact can have so much consequence. Here is an example from Enrique Rubio, Founder, Hacking HR: Moment of Happiness Running brings me joy and […]
The Surprising Intimacy of Distance #WFH
Working from home for the last 16 months has been both wonderful and terrible. It is lovely to work in my fuzzy slippers and avoid the commute—especially during winter months. But like so many, I’ve also missed my people and the connections which were so natural at the office. In addition to the general gains […]
Moment of Happiness: Freedom and Wanderlust
Happiness doesn’t have to be big or loud. In fact, it often tiptoes in during small moments. The Happiness Project is designed to capture those moments and inspire—based on how the compact can have so much consequence. Here is an example from Craig Smith, Owner and Lead Consultant at The Big Picture People (www.thebigpicturepeople.co.uk) Moment […]
Discovering Your Mom Language
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about “mom language” and how important it is. It may seem like a strange time to write about motherhood. After all, our children are 19 and 23—way beyond diapers, cookies and carpools. But once a parent, always a parent. And as they go out on their own—to college, careers […]
Moment of Happiness: Coffee-Growing Families
Happiness doesn’t have to be big or loud. In fact, it often tiptoes in during small moments. The Happiness Project is designed to capture those moments and inspire—based on how the compact can have so much consequence. Here is an example from Frank LaRusso is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Lavazza Group North America: […]
Moment of Happiness: Understanding Without Words
Happiness doesn’t have to be big or loud. In fact, it often tiptoes in during small moments. The Happiness Project is designed to capture those moments and inspire—based on how the compact can have so much consequence. Here is an example from Leonie Tomppert who lives in Germany and is an intern at SAP and […]