By Andrea Goeglein Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. John Milton Awe is a positive emotion I will admit I don’t stumble upon most days.  Sure, I take lots of photos of hummingbirds, flowers and pink sunset...Read More

by Andrea Goeglein “Fight Every Day and Love Always.”  That was the advice my Mom shared at the marriage of our daughter, Dana Rizer, this year.  The two pieces of advice may seem contradictory, but when you consider the definition of love from the study of positive psychology, it might be easier to understand. Lead...Read More

  “Find work you love and you will never work a day in your life.” Attributed to the Chinese sage Confucius     Love is work.  A lot of work.  Everyone wants to find work they love, but rarely do we put thought to how much work it takes to develop work we will love. ...Read More

Being 17 years old allows for a view of the world I, and many I work with, would benefit from revisiting.  At 17 years old you have lived long enough to experience the full range of human emotions and challenges, yet not old enough to think you cannot positively impact your future. On this past...Read More

August 24, 2011 update:  The photo is of a whale, not a dolphin.  Message is the same! I once wrote a question, “Just because we can teach a dolphin to communicate, does that mean we should invest our time teaching them to communicate?” I really don’t know the “right” answer to that question.  What I...Read More