Incorporating Vitamin F Into Your Diet
No, it’s not what you think it is. It’s F U N. Is this part of your life? Are you having fun on a regular basis? What’s your dose of Fun? It’s a load lightener, so make sure you swallow some heavy doses of it often. Even in the throes of hardship, there’s a place […]
A Quote A Day Keeps the Negativity Away
Welcome to the world of quotes. Ever since I was a teenager I’ve been collecting quotes and tucking them in a folder. But the funny thing is I rarely look at them. It seems the quotes that impact my life reside in my memory where I refer to them and bring them forth instantly. For […]
Putting You and Your Interests Back Into Your Life
Time to reclaim and reconnect with our interests. As Susan Fernbach stated, “…it’s important to reclaim some of your own focus, goals and projects. These can help recharge your batteries and help you feel good about something, especially amidst the grief that comes with loss of ability.” It’s not just amidst grief, it’s amidst life that […]
Stepping into 2013 on a Positive Note
In anticipation of the new year, let’s take a few moments to reflect back on this past one. I mean the good stuff of the year. It’s easy to point to our difficulties, problems and issues throughout the year. Our brains are like the news –they tend to gravitate and focus on the negatives and […]
Reach Out and Help
In the midst of this week’s horrible sadness, I received a call asking me to don my clown costume and join in the holiday party at the assisted living home (where my father had been). Without a second thought I said I’d be there. I thought to myself what perfect timing for such a request. […]
Thoughts on Grief
Blackness, despair, sickening hole, hopelessness, shock, disbelief – these are some words that are used to describe the depths of grief. Grievers must sit with these feelings; feel the pain; be allowed their own timetable of despair; be permitted to feel hopeless and death-like without trying to be talked out of it. Loss is forever. […]
Compassion With Our Sandy Hook Elementary School Brethren
There are no words that do justice at this critical time of such horrific loss. (See Gretchin Rubin’s post here.) There is no rhyme, reason, rationale, logic, or answer to a senseless and horrendous act of violence towards our most innocent and vulnerable human beings. We must feel with our fellow brethren, pray with them […]
We Can Do It: Attaining Our New Goals By Taking Small Steps
It’s soon to be that time of year – a new one. And that means many of us enter into it with new goals and visions. We all know the common ones: I’m going to lose weight, exercise regularly, eat better. And by February many of us have thrown in the towel. We’re discouraged. The […]
Nighttime Journaling For Better Sleep
In light of the fact that my recent interviewee, Priscilla Gilman said that one of her daily coping skills was getting enough sleep, I thought it quite interesting and serendipitous that I should receive a guest post submission request on the topic of…. you guessed it –Sleep. Specifically, it’s on journaling as a technique for […]
Post Traumatic _______
We’ve all heard of post traumatic stress. But have you ever heard of post traumatic growth?? When I heard ‘my guy’ say this, I got so excited. I mean this really speaks to me. I don’t know if Tony Robbins coined this term or not, but I just heard him express this in a segment […]