Navigating Today

Navigating Today
with hope, love, and joy

For over 20 years, I have envisioned myself as a writer. My initial question was: what will I write. I have amused myself with a lot of different topics over the years. As I played around with writing, a new question arose: when will I commit to a topic. The answer to that is now, I commit now!

Navigating Today is intended to offer guidance for living with hope, love, and joy in our hearts. This project was solidified when I awoke on November 6, 2025 wondering what I could offer to clients, friends, and myself. My articles have become an advice column, of sorts, based on internal and external obstacles that we all face as humans, especially in challenging times.

My life’s focus is to embrace hopeful thoughts, let love drive my actions and perspectives, and to reach for joy. My purpose, as a writer, is to share this journey with you.

Articles

  • Aim

    What does it mean to aim. Setting your sights forward towards a goal means you are willing to miss, fail, and make mistakes. It also means you are willing to… Read more ⇢

  • Resolution or intention

    Many people set resolutions for the New Year, however in America it is almost expected that we will break our resolutions early in the year. That is unfortunate, because if… Read more ⇢

  • Christmas wish

    Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday, or Happy Tuesday. Wishing you time for activities and connections that bring you joy and peace today!For me, today is Christmas Eve and I’m spending the… Read more ⇢

  • Playfulness

    Playfulness. I was raised celebrating Christmas and I still do celebrate. However, as an adult the holiday has felt significantly different. As I consider what is different for me, I… Read more ⇢

  • Connection matters

    Connection Matters. As humans, we all long to feel connection and belonging with others. For me, the holiday season increases my desire to feel connected to family and friends. However,… Read more ⇢

  • Labels

    Labels. I have a history of difficult experiences at dentist offices. So the label “dentist”, for much of my life, had a very negative connotation. I had a fear that… Read more ⇢

  • Find your people

    “In a world of strangers, you don’t know who to trust. All you see is danger, try to find what you lost. You can’t go it alone, everybody needs help.… Read more ⇢

  • Just like me

    Categorizing Is What Our Brains Do. How do we end division when our brains automatically want to label and categorize? To help keep us safe, our brains were designed to… Read more ⇢

  • Dear disheartened Americans

    Recent events greatly impacted the hope, courage, and spirit of many Americans. I have noticed many of you getting very quiet, and even disconnecting from life and other people. Shutting… Read more ⇢

  • Making sense of other people’s choices

    Understand. Feel your disappointment, confusion, and anger. But don’t stop there. Staying in a mindset of resistance and judgment will maintain division among us. Certainly there are components in other… Read more ⇢

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