“I’m Never Pain-Free But I Don’t Allow My Circumstances to Stop Me” – Interview with Candida Sullivan
How does someone go through life being constantly stared at? Candida Sullivan is a pro at managing and living her life in a manner that elevates her and others beyond her external deformities. Amniotic Band Syndrome affects her hands, arm and foot. Because of misaligned joints and spine, everyday activities create a lot of pain […]
Buying Happiness With Experience or Things
We derive more happiness from buying experiences than from buying things. There’s research out by Cornell researchers, Carter and Gilovich to highlight this. So if we’re interested in learning how to increase our well-being and live life well, here’s a pretty big idea to incorporate into our lives. Experiences vs. things: The rationale goes that […]
How Do We Accept Our Negative Emotions?
We know that our emotions flow through us. If we restrict the flow of painful feelings we also impede the flow of pleasurable ones. Living a good and rich life is not about being happy all the time. It’s about leading a full, fulfilling, purposeful and real life. Dealing with the good and the bad, […]
How Do We Ask For Help?
I love Paul Williams’ line, “When I got honest and egoless, I found the help I needed.” This can be tough for a lot of us. Getting real with oneself is no easy feat. We all live with a curtain of denial around us. It serves as a protector so we can function through most […]
“Rebuild the Life You Deserve” – Interview with Recovery Advocate Paul Williams
I am so pleased to present the talented Paul Williams, singer,song-writer, composer and actor. You know those oldies but ‘greaties’, We’ve Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Evergreen, Just An Old Fashioned Love Song. “You know you’re an alcoholic when you misplace a decade and I did.” Mr. Williams overcame his addiction to alcohol and […]
Raising A Service Dog – A Rich Experience
I stood there as he was led away, tears welling up in my eyes and slowly dropping down my cheeks. He actually turned his head and looked back like a child looking for that last wave good-bye. Our nineteen months of raising Yael, our foster puppy, had come to an end. We returned him to […]
How to Put {more} Enjoyment Into Your Day
We all have such hectic days trying to squeeze everything in, and then some. The common mantra is, “I don’t have enough time” or “I certainly don’t have any time for me.” But we’re doing a tremendous disservice to ourselves by simply getting up in the morning and jumping on that turning wheel trying to […]
The Gratitude Donut
I’m excited to share with you my guest post over at Gratitude and Trust, a new blog by the wonderful Tracey Jackson and Paul Williams. Ms. Jackson is a writer and screenwriter and Mr. Williams is a singer and songwriter. Some of you ‘older’ folks may remember him from back in the ‘70’s. He’s written […]
A Letter of Gratitude
How do we experience gratitude? Do we feel it? Do we express it beyond a generic ‘thank you’. Do we truly experience it and savor such times/events/people? Gratitude can bring much richness to our lives. It is an antidote to depression, negativity, the half-empty glass mind-set. When we bring to mind what we’re grateful for, […]
Feeling Normal Through Cancer – Interview With Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Photo by Mike Lovett I am pleased to introduce you to Letty Cottin Pogrebin, writer, lecturer and activist. She has written a new book , How To Be A Friend To A Friend Who’s Sick. The subject of friendship and illness came to the forefront for her as she went through her own battle […]