Since the onset of the New Year, I’ve seen many posts about “removing toxic people” and “eliminating for-no-good relationships” and “cutting people out who don’t serve anything less than happiness” and “purging bad people”. But, as I read these posts, I begin to wonder: Could this be me? Am I a toxic person? Does she think […]
In a world distracted by technology, guarded by computer and phone screens, automated teller and customer service options, bill pay and pay from the pump, a movement towards “working from home” and to “managing your own business”, the lack of human connection seems to be altering our family relationships, our romantic endeavors, our mental states. […]
The world would be a much better place if we could change people. Why do we want to change other people? Well, of course because we want everyone in the world to be just like us. Our lives would be much easier if everyone lived just like us–if they parked their cars in the lines […]
It is now January 4th, which means that 30% of New Years’ Resolutions have failed (and by February 1st, 80% of the remaining resolutions will have failed). Most New Years’ Resolutions attach some kind of numerical quotient: “read 60 books in 2019”, “increase my income by 20%”, “lose 50 pounds”. Yes, life coaches will tell […]
“We do not want merely to see beauty . . . We want something else which can hardly be put into words – to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.” – C.S Lewis In yogic tradition, […]
6. I know WHY the car is probably getting pulled over: On Saturday night, I was driving back from a social gathering and saw flashing lights in my rearview mirror; the police officer was pulling over another car. When the car passed, I noticed the tail light was out. Of course, a broken tail light […]
Wednesday marks the beginning of the holiday season, in which will surely, in all of us, conjure up warm, fuzzy, nostalgic memories of our childhoods. Every year I teach ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, I’m a little saddened when we get to the part about the Boo Radley game–the kids glance over this part, mostly because […]
Question–how many of you actually notice if I, Britany Ederveen, “like” something your social media pages? No one. That’s because we don’t care WHO is actually interacting with our content, but just that PEOPLE are. I don’t think I’d ever go to a social gathering and say to someone, “Hey, how come you didn’t like […]
This week, as I walked down the hallway, someone passed me and asked, “Hey, how are you, Britany?” I responded, “I’m doing well. How are you?”….and then kept walking. I obviously had NO intention of listening to their answer and of finding out how THEY were actually doing. I responded simply as a formality. This […]
Whenever I encounter a person going through a rough time, my first inclination is always, “let’s go out and buy them something!”–buy them dinner, coffee, ice cream, a candle, de-stressing lotion, etc. While there certainly is always value in these types of thoughtful and altruistic gestures, and the act of serving, thinking, and giving to […]
