Essays
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Today, I’m sharing three random things I encountered over the past couple of days. At first glance, these things may appear unrelated. But keep reading as I believe there is a common thread connecting the three. One: Last Thursday’s weather in Chicago was magical. The sun rose early and the piercing blue sky stayed with us all day. It was warm,…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take…
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When was the last time you felt envious? Maybe you’ve felt envious scrolling through social media or hearing about someone else’s career advancement. Maybe you felt it while in conversation with a friend or family member. We all feel envious from time to time. And I think we can all agree it’s not exactly a pleasant feeling, right? When I…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take…
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University of Chicago Professor Dr. John Cacioppo researched extensively about the effects of loneliness before he passed in 2018. In his book Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection, Dr. Cacioppo suggests that loneliness can be as damaging to our health as smoking. According to studies in the book, roughly 20 percent of people — 60 million in the U.S.…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take…
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As I write this, I’m on an airplane that just left Orlando. From the masks to the empty middle seats to the closed restaurants, it’s a stark contrast to what traveling looked like this time last year, or even four months ago. And in some ways, I too feel like a different person than who I was this time last…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take…
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Back in December, I wrote about the idea of a 20 in 2020 List, or identifying 20 things to accomplish before the end of the year. I had always planned on writing an update on my 20 in 2020 List around this time (because we are halfway through the year), but I definitely could never have imagined the twists and turns…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take…
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The past week was filled with news, stories and discussions that were incredibly heartbreaking and also transformational. It’s transformational when you think about the information we’ve absorbed, the raised awareness, the amplified voices and the donations collected just in the past week. It’s heartbreaking to think about the events that prompted this and the fact that many of us weren’t…
Gratitude
Perspective
Goal Setting