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“I don’t want to be a passenger in my own life.” ~Diane Ackerman I love driving on the expressway, especially on beautiful summer days. When I’m heading north, for instance, I often recal...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/whos-in-the-drivers-seat/

“We live in a time when people have unprecedented access to us. Bosses and coworkers expect you to read emails and DMs late at night, friends and family go into long rants over the phone or tex...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/boundaries-2/

“I once worked with someone who would only listen for about 15 seconds before interrupting — and then it was only to say something about himself….No matter how long we actually spoke, he ju...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/can-we-talk/

“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt There’s an important difference between Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. We m...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/memorial-day-2/

“Joy has been leaking out of our lives. The small pleasures of the ordinary day seem almost contemptible, and glance off us lightly.…So, perhaps it’s a good time to reconsider pleasure at i...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/little-sparks-of-daily-joy/

“Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.” ~Haruki Murakami  At dinner last night, a neighbor...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/no-regrets/

“The practice of assertiveness: being authentic in our dealings with others; treating people with respect in social contexts; refusing to fake the reality of who we are or what we esteem in ord...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/assertiveness/

“Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.” ~Greg Anderson As today’s quote reminds us, the real secret to happiness is linked to wha...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/looking-for-happiness/

“Many of us feel stressed and overwhelmed not because we’re taking on too much, but too little of what strengthens us.” ~Marcus Buckingham This week I spent several hours at plant nurseries...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/a-garden-variety-mood-booster/

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” ~Les Brown I met a student who said she wanted to publish a novel but couldn’t find the space in her life to begi...

https://www.laferle.com/2024/05/living-your-dreams-or-fears/