Jennifer Goble

The Oxford Dictionary defines excitement as “a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.” It is synonymous with words like joy, pleasure, thrill, adventure, treat, and delight.

Many of us have voted or will vote soon, and the whole process makes me think of the complexity of decisions—choices. Months, maybe years ago, we each started processing our thoughts, forming a wish or hope list for what party we supported, who we wanted to represent us, and cementing a defense for our position.

My favorite things do not match the song lyrics in “The Sound of Music,” but I would like to know if we identify, think about, and do our favorite things often enough. What are your favorite things?Gratitude, thankfulness, and appreciation are vast elements of mental wellness, and we need to know our favorite things and […]

I'm writing this before we know the election results, so I hope this finds all humans acting human. I look forward to less drama and more civility in our homes, communities, and country. If you're reading this, your team either won or lost, the world didn't end, and the sun came up like it always […]

I saw this quote somewhere: “We find what we look for.”At first, I thought, “That's not true.

While sitting on an airport shuttle, a man to my left said he would visit his aging mother in TX and said he had to get a ranch sitter. A woman to my right said, “Oh, I can’t image a RANCH sitter I…

As I sit at my computer to write this week’s article for Thanksgiving, I am eating a Sees chocolate – a white Apple Pie Truffle. It is delicious, and I am thankful. Yum! I am thankful for the sweet…

This week, I have been thinking about goals. Goals are purposeful—goals can be golden. Where would we be today if we didn't have a purpose or a reason to put our feet on the floor each morning?

Here we are in the middle of the holiday season, and kudos to the families and municipal crews who brighten our community with lights of many colors. We are so lucky to live where pride and high standards prevail. And isn't it a blessing to feel our spirits rise?It's hard not to think of Christmases […]

Following is an unedited version of the first article I wrote for the South Platte Sentinel in 12/22/2010. Thanks to Delinda Korrey for saying yes to my Mental Matters column, and to Cathy Miller for graciously editing many of my first submissions. Funny how the basics of good mental wellness don't change over the years. […]