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My four week winter break from school has been an exercise in the pull of opposites: I’ve alternately lost hours on the couch, covered in purring pets, streaming music, surrounded by candles and Christmas lights, napping, reading, and watching college football OR entertaining groups of friends and f

"Oh my!" you say. Stop chasing happiness and choose joy? If I am not happy, won't I be sad? No. No you won't be. Chasing happiness causes inexhaustible discontent. Like all emotions, happiness is fleeting. Here one minute, gone the next. You already know this. Perhaps you remember it from childhood,

A vision map is a (typically) creative visual representation of your hopes and goals. Like any map, it offers a mental picture of where you want to go. It might be in the form of a diagram or a collage. It serves as a visual reminder of our dreams. For me, reminders and visual cues are really import

Back by popular demand, our holiday series is designed to help you navigate the messiness of the holidays. Please join us in making the holidays marvelous this year and always. If only we had a star to guide us in this world... Last year at this time, I found myself compulsively reading articles on

Back by popular demand, our holiday series is designed to help you navigate the messiness of the holidays. Please join us in making the holidays marvelous this year and always. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones we use to know..... Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your

Back by popular demand, our holiday series is designed to help you navigate the messiness of the holidays. Please join us in making the holidays marvelous this year and always. Waiting. Most of us don’t do this very well. I know I don’t. I don’t like to wait to understand the meaning of a situation

Back by popular demand, our holiday series is designed to help you navigate the messiness of the holidays. Please join us in making the holidays marvelous this year and always. Soon it will be the first Sunday in Advent, and for Christians, it is time to recalibrate our hearts. For those of you not

We are THRILLED to offer our first MessyMarvelous product! Our Christmas cards have arrived and are now ready to order online here on our website or for purchase directly in our offices. This has been a year in the making after our right-hand helper, Karen Garrison, spontaneously created this image

We're so excited! We have written an e-guide with 7 suggestions on how to Fire Up Your Life. Download it free on Life is Messy. Life is Marvelous. We love giving psychology away so get yours now!