Celebrating Authors and Writing

November is all about writing. Throughout the month, people celebrate and participate in Family Stories Month, Memoir Writing Month, and National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). November 15 is “I Love […]
Serendipity

August 18 is National Serendipity Day. Serendipity is defined as the occurrence and development of any events by happenstance in a pleasant or useful way. This day encourages us to […]
Boredom

July is considered National Anti-Boredom Month. The idea is to identify what “makes” you bored and devise ways to combat it. The problem, from a Choice Theory® perspective, is that […]
Social Wellness Month

July is Social Wellness Month—a reminder that relationships are key to a healthy lifestyle. Humans have a need for connection; some of us have a stronger need than others. If […]
Mental Freedom®: Unconditional Trust Challenge

I have been studying Choice Theory for more than 30 years, and there has always been the concept that people are doing their best in any given situation with the […]
Insurrection: Your Hunt for Happiness

I find it ironic that the week of January 19 to 25 is called Hunt for Happiness Week. Who, here in the United States, is hunting for happiness when we’re […]
Kindness: Be Kind to Humankind Week

Kindness emerges as my top value whenever I participate in any type of clarification work regarding my values. I used to think it was honesty because I think it’s important […]
Mental Health: An Alternative Narrative

Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. Since the month of May, and specifically […]
Happy People: 23 Characteristics

People are often on a quest to be happier but don’t have a plan for how to get there. I know there are some of you with introspective time on […]
Happiness, Pleasure and Bliss

In honor of Happiness Happens Month, I wanted to write about what makes people happy. I am an avid Choice Theory enthusiast and have been studying the work of William […]