Try these three one-minute suggestions to experience a positive shift in your mood. You can practice them anytime, anywhere.

Feel Your Feet

You’re feeling wound up. Something has triggered you. You want to scream or cry or slump down in defeat. Pause and feel your feet. Literally. Physically feel your feet on the floor. Wherever you are...

I’m running the Boston Marathon on April 18th for the first time. I’m very excited. It’s been a really big goal for me since my first marathon in 1995. Since then I have run 15 more marathons in my effort to qualify to run Boston. For those of you not in the running community, Boston is the premiere marathon. Every marathoner I...

Today I finished first in my age group in a 5k running race. Today I beat the woman who was holding first place by 37 seconds. Today I got a red first place ribbon – my first ever!! Today I am a winner!! Yay for me!!

And yay to all the other runners who were out there today from age 10  to 80+. They are all winners...

I’ve been thinking about appreciation a lot lately. In particular, appreciation for those people in our lives that are invisible to us or that we treat as invisible.

Right now I’m out of town on business staying in a hotel. When I opened my toiletries kit I saw the notes I’ve collected from past travels. These notes are...

I ran a 25k race today. That’s just less than 16 miles. Moments before the start, the race director reminded us that there are 16 hills on the course. This is the fourth year I’ve run this race and I always forget about the hills. What I remember is the amazing views of the Atlantic Ocean all the way along the course. You see this...