Articles Posted in the " advice " Category

  • How Do You Achieve Balance in Your Life?

    Work-life balance? It seems ironic that we called it “work-life” balance because many people who engage in this struggle consider their work to be their life.  Do you remember the heyday of the Blogosphere when we had..


  • Dear LFI: How Do I Help My Friend?

    This is the first post in the Dear LFI series where we will converge here on the porch to answer specific, personal, life-issue questions posed by anonymous contributors. Will you offer your thoughts on this issue?  What do I..


  • I Have an Idea!

    If you know me well you’re cringing now and thinking “Oh no!” as my closest friends do when I say “I have an idea!” What? You’re doing that? Aw! The idea was inspired by what’s been happening..



  • Sage Advice from Mom and Dad

    Have you ever noticed how much your parents’ advice shaped the person you are and the life you lead? So many things Mom and Dad said stayed with me, guided and supported me and even altered the..



  • What They Don’t Teach Us in School

    “I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t teach you how to love somebody. They don’t teach you how to be famous. They don’t teach you how to be..


  • Are You Asking the Right Questions?

    One of my favourite books is Evolve Your Brain by Joe Dispenza. In five hundred pages he explains how the brain works. I find this stuff fascinating! An interesting thing about the brain is the way it..