by Walt Hampton | Feb 13, 2025 | Success
In life itself, there is a time to seek inner peace, a time to rid oneself of tension and anxiety. The moment comes when the striving must let up, when wisdom says, “Be quiet.” You’ll be surprised how the world keeps on revolving without your pushing it. And you’ll be...
by Walt Hampton | Feb 6, 2025 | Success
The gym was packed in the first week of January. Every treadmill taken.Weights clanking.Bikes whirling. Resolutions were on full display. By the second week, a few people disappeared.By the third, more empty spaces.Now, in the first week of February, it’s back to the...
by Melissa Kascak | Feb 5, 2025 | Work-Life Balance
You never know what lessons you might learn from twenty-year-old nonsense at the bottom of your drawer. Walking through the mall circa 2005, I was minding my own business, and this woman at a kiosk grabbed my attention and hard-sold me this nail treatment kit I had no...
by Melissa Kascak | Jan 22, 2025 | Work-Life Balance
As lovely a person my dental hygienist is, I don’t consider my cleanings as ‘me time.’ My dental hygienist told me that she’s heard from plenty of moms that going to the dentist is a welcome reprieve from the chaos at home. They look forward to the relaxation of...
by Melissa Kascak | Jan 8, 2025 | Work-Life Balance
Some hear noise pollution; I hear an invitation to listen more deeply. Years ago, a neighbor told me she wanted to move because she could hear the highway, and it drove her crazy. The highway? That was not something that bothered me from my house, even though we lived...