One spring afternoon in Atlanta, when my daughter was three-years-old, she invited a friend from daycare to walk to the neighborhood playground with us. We were holding hands and walking together when suddenly our houseguest broke away and dashed ahead towards the shade of a huge pine tree. She squatted down, turned her excited eyes…

Of all the goals people set in life, two stand out: success in our personal and professional lives. It turns out, these two are interdependent. Personal success supports and reinforces professional success. Professional success reinforces personal success. And together, they reinforce life’s most important pursuit — happiness. That’s why both goals are on top of…

Over the course of several years, my beloved husband and I transformed our lightning storm of a marriage into a harmonious partnership that sings in every way. There is still a tremendous amount of passion in our relationship, but we’ve found a way to harness any possible volatility, and cultivate a union based on honesty,…

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer. As yourself the following questions: Would having more money make you happier or, would being happier make you more money? Would being less stressed make you happier, or, would…

Up until a few months ago, if any older man had come up to me and hit on me, I would have instantly walked away. I wouldn’t have given him the time of day, or night for that matter. I always thought that women who dated older men had to have “daddy issues.”  Not necessarily. At…

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Life has a way of chipping away at our marriages: jobs and job related travel, in-laws, church activities, activities with the kids, conflict and misunderstandings. Most of us run at the speed of light, wake up one day and realize, “Huh. I don’t feel very close to my spouse anymore.” The truth is that it…

“Welcome to the hardest thing you will ever do: Be a step-parent and have a blended family.” So says Kris W., a Circle of Moms member who has one biological child and two step children. She’s one of many members who feel that parents who expect previously unrelated children to live harmoniously under one roof, à la The Brady…