Dear Girlfriends, I believe there is nothing in the world like the feeling you get when you perform a random act of kindness. I almost feel guilty for the pleasure I gain when I am helpful to someone. So if it feels so darn good, I wonder why we stop and think before we just do? Are we afraid we’ll …

Dear Girlfriends – We all know that we shouldn’t dwell on what we don’t have. I think the more we dwell on it – the harder it is to come by. So if yearning for things robs you of your joy, the opposite must be true. Glory in what we have and the joy will come flowing through! This is …

Dear Girlfriends, I am a person of joy. Some people might even describe me as somewhat obnoxious in my state of contentment. But, I love having my joy and it’s very hard to contain! Many women think that I have this abundance of energy and contentment because I live a perfect life. HA! No, my life is no more perfect …

Dear Girlfriends, One way we misplace our joy is by not being present in the now. We spend so much time thinking about what should have happened, where we need to be, what we need to do and how we’re going to do it, that we forget about right now. We’re not going to get it back, so why are …

Dear Girlfriends, Girlfriends, we’re grown up now and we need to get over trying to please others. If you’re over the age of 35, you probably know by now that you’re never going to please everyone and on some days – you’ll please no one. The harder you work at it the more impossible it is to gain or to …

Dear Girlfriends, Do you have peace? Are you happy? What about joy – do you live in a state of pure joy? Not sure about the difference between the three? I like to define them this way: Peace is a state of serenity. But your peace can be interrupted when the telephone rings and it’s your dead-beat brother-in-law looking for …