“You’re so strong!” “You’re so smart!” “You’re so nice!” How many times have we uttered these phrases, with the intention of bestowing our greatest admiration upon the receiver in front of us, whether a child, a colleague, a family member or a friend? The truth is, when you’re told that you’re a certain way over … Continue reading How These Well-Intentioned Compliments can Contribute to Devastating Inner Struggle
Making Change, Drip-by-Drip: Child Soldiers, a Brave Citizen, and Goats
Sometimes, we have it in our heads that in order to make impactful, positive change, we need to have some tangible finished product with a huge grand opening. This is mostly a fallacy. It rarely exists. Big changes take time. It’s messy. This concept of go big or go home, all or nothing makes it … Continue reading Making Change, Drip-by-Drip: Child Soldiers, a Brave Citizen, and Goats
On this Mother’s Day…
On this Mother’s Day… Let us remember to honour and hold space for those Who long to be mothers Who cannot, in the way they envisioned, be mothers Who have experienced devastating loss as mothers Who have gained more than they ever thought imaginable as mothers Who have broken down on their journey as mothers … Continue reading On this Mother’s Day…
Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible
Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible It was a hectic Saturday morning. Everyone seemed in a rush to attack the ‘to-do’ list so the true ‘weekend’ could commence. There would be causalities. It was inevitable. Grey drizzle hung low in the air, immediately dampening everything in its path. With soggy urgency, people raced from the … Continue reading Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible
My Interview with Barry-Wehmiller: the $2B Company that Chose People over Layoffs During the 2008 Recession
My Interview with Barry-Wehmiller: the $2B Company that Chose People over Layoffs During the 2008 Recession Check out my guest-post here. What is the 21-Day Small Act Big Impact Challenge? In our current world filled with uncertainty, ubiquitous inundation of technology, and political turmoil, many of us are feeling more and more disconnected from the … Continue reading My Interview with Barry-Wehmiller: the $2B Company that Chose People over Layoffs During the 2008 Recession
The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
The 80/20 Principle as it Relates to Your Happiness Ok, so I just recently came across something that has useful and transformative applications to just about every single facet of anybody’s life. In fact, it’s such a simple, effective concept that it blows my mind that I hadn’t encountered it until this year, so I … Continue reading The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
36 Questions, 90 Minutes, and Two Stories of True Love that Defy Even the Biggest Skeptics
Just 36 questions. That’s supposedly all it takes to fall in love. Intrigued? So was I… In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I feel the urge to share a fascinating strategy I just recently learned from The Science of Happiness Podcast (produced by the University of Berkeley and PRI) for creating intimacy that has been … Continue reading 36 Questions, 90 Minutes, and Two Stories of True Love that Defy Even the Biggest Skeptics
Small Treasures
Overcome by the enormity of change that inevitably arrives with every end-of-year transition at school, I remember gazing at the naked mismatched desks, the barren coatroom, and the dozens of cardboard boxes stacked precariously and filled to the brim with classroom essentials awaiting their new destination, nostalgia tugging at my heartstrings. As I waited for … Continue reading Small Treasures
Rethinking Regret: Two Stories of Forgiveness and Acceptance
Regret’s a funny thing, isn’t it? I used to believe that it served no redeemable purpose, that accumulated regret would only function to burden a person under its weight, like a sack of rocks, discomfort giving way to hopelessness and overall stuck-ness as one buckled under the heaviness of it over the years. I remember … Continue reading Rethinking Regret: Two Stories of Forgiveness and Acceptance
How a Facebook Mom’s Group, Capital Iron, and an Embarrassing Moment Made me Feel Closer to my Community
So, initially, I wasn’t going to share this story because it’s fairly humiliating. But, I’m swallowing my pride and sharing it for the following three reasons: We all love that feeling we get when we hear stories that showcase human beings being benevolent to one another. It just makes us feel good about the world … Continue reading How a Facebook Mom’s Group, Capital Iron, and an Embarrassing Moment Made me Feel Closer to my Community
Morgane Michael 