Re-emerging from the Struggle

Re-emerging from the Struggle

Timeless Truths #1Reflecting decades later on her early life experience in a Nazi prison camp, Dr. Edith Eger embraces the heart of Victor Frankl’s teaching and makes it her own: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human...
The Self-Differentiated Smile

The Self-Differentiated Smile

On Smiles #4 I love this one. The self-differentiated smile. Sometimes, when you know what you’re doing, who you are, and where you belong, this smile emerges. Not smug, but rather confident in the best sense of the word. The folks at GoodTherapy describe it...
The Spotlight Smile

The Spotlight Smile

On Smiles #3 Sitting in a high school auditorium a few years ago, I watched as my son performed an original song…as a freshman at the school talent show. I couldn’t believe he had the guts to even enter as a 9th grader at a high school with 2500 kids, much...
A Contented Smile

A Contented Smile

On Smiles #2 Some people wake up and smile. I am not one of them. Still, I envy them. So, I have learned to trick myself and prompt myself to get there faster. My morning mantra is to get up and get out. Breathing the morning air, whether frigid or humid, stirs me to...
Smile For Your Life

Smile For Your Life

On Smiles #1 Are smiles connected to longevity? Imagine a really energetic, toothy, infectious smile. These are called Duchenne smiles, which Wikipedia defines like this, “A Duchenne smile involves contraction of both the zygomatic major muscle (which raises the...