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I’m willing to bet that most of us spend far more time focusing on what we aren’t than appreciating who we are. We home in everything we think we lack and then feel bad about ourselves, when there’s actually a lot to celebrate if we take the time recognize it. It’s partly a byproduct of our time: We’re constantly inundated with pics and stories narrating everyone else’s lives, when really, they’re just highlight reels. They’re the filtered, photoshopped version of lives as messy and...

REALTOR® University has officially discontinued its master’s program. Former students can obtain their transcripts and records from Columbia College.

“If you think there’s something missing from your life, it’s probably you.” ~Robert Holden Most people would agree that thinking too much can cost you your peace, your happiness perhaps—but your life? Surely that’s a bit of an exaggeration. I’ll explain with a story. I remember taking my daughter to the park one day when she was around three years old. Like all kids of that age, she was thrilled and mesmerised by her surroundings—the insect crawling up the blade of grass, the ducks...

How often do you feel energized, grounded, and excited for the day when you finish your morning routine? And what is your morning routine? Are you one of those people who sleep as late as possible, pound some coffee and a processed breakfast, and then rush to get into work on time? (No judgment—I’ve been there! Gas station decaf and pop tarts for the win!) Or do you leave yourself a cushion of time so you can ease into your day feeling centered and invigorated, through some combination of self-care...

My brother, Marc-Emile, sparkled brilliantly. At sixteen years old, he could expound on physics or Plato, calculus, or car mechanics, Stravinsky or Steppenwolf. At seventeen, he began reading the Great Books series, starting with Homer and Aeschylus and moving forward through the Greeks. I don’t know how many of those Great Books he read. He didn’t have that long. My brother had everything going for him. He was kind, ethical, and handsome. He graduated high school a year early, at the top...

“Don’t shoot what it looks like, shoot what it feels like.” ~David Alan Harvey Due to the current state of the world, I think it could benefit of us all to be more in the here and now, in the present, where it’s easier to find peace and calm. Or even to just be more mindful, so to speak, in what we say, do, and think, since it’s tempting to lash out at others and focus on the negative during hard times. How we act, interact, and even plan forward are more vital to our mental and physical...

“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” ~Brené Brown I had just squeezed all my possessions into a jumbo-sized moving van and relocated to a teeny tiny apartment. I had landed a new job in a new city, and everything seemed peachy keen… at least, on the surface. It was a fresh spring evening in 2015, and I’d spent the entire day trying to fit all my clutter into my new home. Picture this: my 350-square-foot attic...

“You don’t suffer because you have thoughts. You suffer because you judge them, resist them, believe them, wallow in them, or identify with them.” ~Unknown At one point in my life, I wondered, “Will things always be this way?” So rushed, with barely a moment to call my own. Current events swirling around, reflecting the worst side of humanity. Lost under the weight of my to-do lists, financial worries, and deadlines. I barely knew where my thoughts stopped and I started. Would I always...

“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt I spent way too much of my life worrying about what other people were thinking of me. I couldn’t walk down the street without sucking in my gut for fear a stranger might have thought I looked fat (mind you, I did this even when I weighed 120 pounds!!) Going to any social gathering—a Halloween party, networking event, craft fair, even a holiday family meal—was so stressful...

“Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you lived through it. Honor your path. Trust your journey. Learn, grow, evolve, become.” ~Creig Crippen When I was a child, my immediate reaction to most things was “I’m sorry.” Had to miss class because of a field trip for a different class? I’m sorry. Something bad happened to someone I knew? I’m sorry. It didn’t matter what the situation was or if I directly caused it or even if I was involved in it in any way...