Real-Resilience Matthew Lostaglia

You commonly hear – don’t sweat the small stuff. Don’t make mountains out of molehills, or possibly my personal favorite - Tempest in a teapot. All of these are expressions that work towards bringing our perspective “out of the weeds” so to speak and into the big picture. They are idioms used to help us not get bogged down in the little or petty events of the day and to drive on towards the big picture. But my purpose here today is to ask you what is a big picture without the fine details? I am going to make the argument – Why You SHOULD sweat the small stuff.

Trying something new - Movie Review! I like to continue to try and push myself into areas I may not be wholly comfortable in because that is the only way to expand that circle of comfort that we like to stay within. If I want to be comfortable in more places more of the time it means I need to be uncomfortable in more places right now! So here it goes! I believe the first and most appropriate thing to do here is to give a spoiler alert! Althought I don't think I give too much away - and steer clear of the ending, I am sure to give away some scenes and plots that one may not know if they had just seen the previews. This is not a typical movie review. I chose this one really because it spoke to me in terms of resilience. You get to watch two people handle a toxic and tyrannical presence in entirely different methods. I will explain what those methods were and why the obviously better method was able to manifest.

The pursuit of happiness is one of the base principles that the United States was founded upon. This is fundamental not just to being American, but to being human. But is it enough? Can we survive on pursuing happiness alone? Diving in deeper, we also discuss what happiness is and how elusive it is by nature. Understanding these ideas and how we can not just build on them but to make them repeatable and sustainable for your entire life.

As a rule of thumb we all tend to look to avoid stress. Stress, well stresses us out! It drains us both physically and emotionally. It also is the prerequisite for growth, for meaningful accomplishment, and for a sense of fulfillment.

The Holidays are here! What an opportunity to catch up with family, embrace gratitude for those we love and that which we have and the world we live in built upon the backs of giants over thousands of years! Also, as is our nature, it is a great time to see what others have that you don't. To become a little...over zealous...in the dining room. To relax off of your goals and to push aside priorities until the start of the new year. How do we avoid this?

We often hear about "the ripple effect" but looking at what happens with ripples, and the different catalysts creating all those beautiful ripples! Let us look at the different ways we can make a ripple in our life and what happens when other people are trying to make in impact right next to you.