Scheduling In Daily Exercise
Having written a post the other day about starting off our day by preparing ourselves internally to meet our external doings, I’d like to add another component. It doesn’t have to be done in the mornings but it does need to be done. And that is moving our body. Bodies are made to move. The […]
Start Your Day Off From the Inside Out
We bring who we are to what we do. When we bring the best of who we are, we do great things. We work from the inside out; we know ourselves, we have rich internal resources, we come from an authentic place, we are connected to what we do in a passionate and engaged manner. […]
Dealing With Those Uncomfortable Stares
Have you ever been stared at, pointed at, made to feel uncomfortable out in public? My last interviewee, Candida Sullivan, said such a beautiful line about dealing with this discomfort: “Stares and whispers no longer have any control over me. All a stranger might see are my scars, but it is up to me to […]
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 […]
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, […]