One of the charming aspects of being an academic is that you are often surrounded by experts in a variety of fields and disciplines from healthcare to soil science! Like others on campus, I can be guilty of gushing about subjects I find intriguing, whether that involves the dimensions of wellness, Unreasonable Hospitality, or Appreciative …
Category: Flourishing
Turn My Eyes
Do you happen to have a favorite song that the lyrics just speak to you, no matter what version or style that it happens to be performed in? Keep considering that song and I’d be truly delighted if you shared the title in the comments below or chose to share it with me personally in …
Misunderstood Introvert
Extraverts are given permission to skip this post, that is, unless you desire to authentically understand the introverts in your life. If you are unfamiliar with the terminology, which I believe is often Misunderstood, please take time to complete a quick online assessment of the MBTI to learn more. For the rest of us Misunderstood …
His Presence
How do you define the word flourishing? (I would truly be delighted if anyone would accept the challenge to share their personal definition in the comments below). But we are not the only ones to ponder the word’s meaning. Attempts to define what it means for a human to flourish at life existed long before …
Singles Conference
Evidently, this particular post needed more than three years of contemplation before coming together. That fact gives me hope that Silent Grief will one day be written too! Because the reality is that both of these topics related to Singleness need to be voiced and yet the words needed to articulate these intimate issues fail …
No Square Inch
A picture is worth a thousand words. Have you ever uttered these words? Perhaps amid a Surreal Experience when attempting to explain a complex idea, did words just seem to fall short? In today’s tech-ready culture, we have an immediate remedy to gaps in our vocabulary, we just bring out the smartphone while muttering something …
Hope Ahead
In previous posts there has been an attempt to share with you the Five Habits of a Flourishing Life, and the Hope is for future opportunities to share practical suggestions for how to cultivate these habits. However, no matter how many books are read, studies perused, or conversations shared, it currently seems that human flourishing, …
Gen Beta
“What will the future bring for beta babies?” Wait, what?!? Who’s already naming babies born today as Gen Beta? A desire to mindlessly watch football during the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day quickly pivoted into a rabbit trail of endless questions running through my head. Clever marketing strategy, Prudential, and now this college professor, …
R&D
What brand of toilet paper do you use? Do you invest in Quilted Northern or Charmin? Will any old brand suffice? To be honest, I truly do not care about your brand choices in TP. That’s private information for yourself and for the data mining companies to determine which coupons to place in your mailbox; …
For Others
“How may I serve you?” If we were playing trivia, you might be tasked with connecting this phrase with a particular restaurant. Do you know which one uses this question to focus on excellent customer service, along with “My pleasure”? Many organizations use taglines, mantras, and Catchphrases (See Lesson of the Slime Mold) to unite …
Flourishing @ Life 