Your Daily Dose of Hope

This is my occasional reminder to use your creativity.

Not because you need to produce something impressive. Not because you should start a business, sell your work, or become an expert.

Use your creativity because it’s good for you.

Creative activities give our brains somewhere else to go. They can interrupt worry, help us process emotions, encourage cur...

A friend recently told me that one way she is staying hopeful is by mostly ignoring the daily news.

She said, “The world has always been a crazy mess. We just know more about it because of social media.”

There’s some truth in that.

We now have access to bad news from everywhere, all day long. Before we’ve even had our coffee, we can read about tragedies, ...

It’s time for a garden update and I am very happy to report that our tiny garden is thriving.

This year, we’re getting tons of tomatoes and cucumbers. Not just enough for us, but enough to share.

There’s something so satisfying about walking outside, seeing what’s ready, and bringing it into the kitchen. But being able to hand some of it to a friend or neighbor ...

I was on a call today and shared something I want to do in my business that involved gifting something to others.

The person listening responded, “I’m here for radical generosity.”

I love that term: radical generosity.

It goes beyond giving when it’s easy or sharing whatever we have left over. Radical generosity asks us to think bigger. What could we offe...

Recently, I saw Shola Richards wearing a shirt that said, “Kindness is a decision.”

Shola writes a Substack called Strong Enough to Be Kind, which I’ll link to in the episode notes. That phrase, kindness is a decision, stayed with me.

We sometimes treat kindness like a personality trait. Some people are naturally kind, and others aren’t. Or we think kin...