Do you ever wonder if you can make a difference in the world?  Truly, really make a difference?  I do.  I wonder this all the time.  I...

When we think of gratitude we often gravitate toward giving thanks to the people and things that have made our lives better – usually the...

Do you ever fantasize about running into an ex and showing him or her how much happier, sexier, smarter and altogether amazing you are...

Hey, did you hear?  It’s flu season!  Lots of people in my community are getting the sniffles, and I have been getting notices from...

Have you ever looked at young child and thought, “I wish I had a fraction of the energy that kid has?”  Kids seem to have a never-ending...

I’m a good person.  At least, I sure try to be.  I admire my parents’ never-ending generosity, patience, kindness and love, and I try to...

There is no phrase in the world I hate hearing more than, “I told you so.”  It’s awful!  It’s like nails on a chalkboard when I hear the...

Sometimes I think we should all walk around with signs around our necks.  This is not a unique idea.  I remember Jane suggesting this...

It has been exactly six months since I have had a sip of alcohol.  I started drinking in college to be cool and to be happy.  I cut...

When I was single (a time that spanned almost three decades), I had many opportunities to spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve (not to...

My most desperate moment of thankgiving didn’t happen in November. It was a winter evening in 2003, maybe February or March, with the...

I was recently reading a book by Gary Zukav, “Soul to Soul,” and I came across a few interesting passages about people-pleasing. In the...

Where should we go, and what should we do, when everything in our world feels unsafe? I can’t think of a single place in the world that...

I’ve spent a great deal of my life trying to be an interesting person. When I catch up with old friends or relatives I haven’t seen in a...

My life is not balanced. It’s never been balanced. I don’t know what the perfect mix of activities should be in order to achieve balance....

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 9th anniversary. Naturally, the occasion had me thinking about love. My husband (who I will...

Hi, I’m Carrie, and I’m an apology-holic. It’s one of the most evident downsides of not feeling good enough. I’m constantly apologizing,...

I am an ordinary girl. I grew up in a typical suburban house with two brothers, a mom and a dad, a dog or two and a few hamsters. I went...

I have always wanted to be a good girl.  It started before I can remember, and it’s still going on today, as I edge ever closer to 40. ...