Holiday Season Happiness Challenge

The journey to adulthood is paved with countless moments of childhood.  In a child we see innocence, wonder, hope, and unknowing dependency. Oftentimes, in reflecting on our childhood, we find precious memories of meaning coupled with aches of desires unfulfilled for the child we once were. Leo Tolstoy begins his greatest novel Anna Karenina with […]

Why Validation Matters

Is wanting validation from others a sign of weakness? Yes, and that’s not a bad thing. When we validate someone, we make them stronger. In fact, the words “valid” and “value” come from the same Latin root “valere,” or what we now call “valor,” which means be strong. Understanding validation is so important because it […]