Halloween is dead. Well, not yet, but I'm already grieving it. It's October 29th, and I'm making breakfast thinking about how much I'm going to miss this season once it's over. I do this every year. Start mourning Halloween before it's even happened. And the big box stores aren't helping. I went in early October and half their glorious 10-foot ghouls and macabre displays had already been shoved aside for Santa and his relentlessly cheerful elves. Can we not? I love Halloween,

A few months ago I wrote about discovering resilience when a summer storm knocked out our power. But that same storm also took down seven trees in our backyard - and facing that challenge taught me something different about where real strength actually comes from. We faced a choice about how to respond. We could have left the fallen timber where it lay, avoiding the overwhelming task of cleanup. We could have hired a crew to come in, clear everything efficiently, and restore

I was staring at a team building poster the other day – you know the kind, with bold letters declaring "There's no I in TEAM." And while I nodded along with the sentiment, something else caught my attention: if you rearrange those same letters, you can spell "Me." That realization stopped me in my tracks. Not because it undermines the value of teamwork, but because it illuminates something we often miss: teams need individuals who feel valued, who have purpose, who find meani

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Reframing life's challenges offers a natural release from the grip of negativity that can shadow our experiences and judgement.