By Maile Sundquist I asked my mother-in-law what was the one piece of advice she had for me in terms of marriage. She replied,”Don’t have expectations.” Initially I was a bit indignant about what the idea of having no expectation for my marriage or life would imply. However, as I have gotten older, I realize […]
If You Don’t Have Your Health By Maile Sundquist I’d always been an optimistic person. The life of the party, a dreamer, someone who would break into song and dance with furry woodland creatures… until the wicked witch cast a spell on me. When I was 25 I suffered injuries at work and in a […]
Keeping the Wonder in your Work By Maile Sundquist In 2013, I began writing a fantasy/sci-fi novel set in Japan. I am currently working on the final draft of and illustrations for the first book of the trilogy. I have never taken a proper writing class outside of high school, so it’s been quite a […]
Practicing Gratitude By Maile Sundquist Although the average person has as much of a chance of having a good day as a bad one, the majority of us seem to go through life sullen, defeated, weary, tired, fearful, and depressed. Life is an ever-changing thing, full of complex circumstances, relationships, points of views, belief systems, […]
The Double Edged Sword of Perfectionism By Maile Sundquist Do you suffer from the incessant need to have your lipstick match your dog’s collar, straighten the pig-tails of a stranger’s child, trim your lawn with nail scissors, or spit shine your SUV? Then you’re not alone. Perfectionism plagues one in five people (not a real […]
Ohana By Maile Sundquist My heart is both heavy and full tonight. I recently lost two uncles – the last of my father’s four siblings – making it the end of a generation on that side of my family. My father passed in 1990 of cancer and having the last of his siblings pass has […]
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