Uplifting Relationship Resources

Last week I had the honor of facilitating a game of Do Tell at the Kids Helping Kids Leadership Academy. I had no idea what to expect so my camera man and I went armed with lights, cameras, games and our spirits. We arrived at the place and set up all of our equipment and [...]

This little stuffed Peep has been causing great consternation in my house lately. Yes. It is a stuffed remnant of an Easter Basket from several years ago. It has not been seen for months, if not longer. But a couple of days ago, the little one randomly picked it out of the stuffed animal box, [...]

Shortly after my sons and I returned from a friend’s house, I saw them playing with some loose change in the living room. I asked where he got it. “Oh no,” my mother instinct instantly filled in the blanks of this question… and I thought what do you do when your child takes money?

A Mom’s New Years 2011 – These are not my party years, but they ARE something that can be much better. Christmas day is done and New Year 2011 is right around the corner. Last night on the local news, the 20-something anchor (who is looking a lot less like a scared cat with her [...]

Why do we persist in telling our children that they have to be “Good” to have a Merry Christmas? It doesn’t work at my house. Does it at yours? The newest bit of this phenomenon for Christmas 2010 is the “Elf on a Shelf.” There’s a little stuffed elf doll in the box that you [...]

My siblings came to my house this week for an early Thanksgiving. Our dinner involved china and silver and sitting at a fancy table with place markers. It also included dark cherry Jell-O salad in a crystal bowl, cracker hors d’oeuvre and lemon-orange drink – all dishes a nod to my dearly departed Grandmother and [...]

…children…are also connected to other people in a way that we somehow forget as we grow older. They smile up at perfect strangers…They are also connected to themselves, having no problem asking for what they want, and managing to see the world as a circus or a playground…Try getting a Dr. Seuss book and reading it out loud with funny voices, or act like a chicken…change your perspective and you may change your world.

challenging you to do something wacky…Start laughing in a group of people and watch how many other people laugh too: fits of laughter, just like smiles are contagious…have fun this week..

…worry doesn’t do us any favors and can actually make us sick…it literally makes us feel bad – stomach aches…great thing about that emotional and physical tie is that it’s a great signal…You have the power to either choose to worry about that thing, or find something to think about that makes you feel good right now.

…Make this July a time to do something for you. After all, the most important relationship you have is the relationship you have with your – Self…think about something good about themselves, because we aren’t used to thinking about the good stuff,”

You may have heard the saying: “They look at the world through rose colored glasses.” Usually it’s not exactly meant as a compliment. It might even be a criticism, but here at Do Tell: The Relationship Game, we don’t think it should be. Think about it. If you look at the world through rose colored glasses, you’re [...]

…When being mad stops being okay, try turning to appreciation. Appreciation is one of the most potent tools we have for bringing positive changes into our lives. It starts with one simple step:

Focus on your relationship with what you like…read more

…look at the world through the eyes of your joy, you see it’s really a funny place. You can be happy. You can get the joy you want out of life…Choose happiness and grow it until these moments become the foundation for your joy. It will build on itself…

Our purpose is to feel joy…Do you think your father would dance the cancan if it meant he might get to move ahead one space? Maybe he would, and maybe it would be so funny you couldn’t stop laughing…find something to laugh about…read more

What we think about is what we get. When trying to “get” good things you’re your life, focus on the “Why” instead of the “When” or “How.” …thoughts that affect your whole being, and change your perspective…read more