10 Ways to be Playful
I was in Los Angeles last month for a few days and had a wonderful time seeing my husband’s family and playing tourist to many sites and activities. One of my highlights was meeting Leah Adler and getting to spend some fun time schmoozing with her. Who is Leah Adler, you ask? She is Steven […]
8 Tips To Build Resiliency
In highlighting recently the idea of choice and that we can choose how we respond to our difficulties, which was brought out in Julie Genovese’s interview and in Viktor Frankl’s quotes, the concept of resilience comes to mind here. What exactly is resilience? The Mayo Clinic’s definition is, “Resilience means being able to adjust to life’s misfortunes […]
Viktor Frankl and the Power of Choice
Lately I’ve seen a lot on the web about Viktor Frankl’s classic book, Man’s Search for Meaning. Perhaps it’s ‘come’ to me because it’s one of my all time favorites. In cleaning out my basement I just came across a paper I wrote in social work school (many moons ago) on The Self that incorporates many […]
Facing Our Difficulties With Conscious Choice
Here’s another big concept I’m picking up on from Julie Genovese’s wise words – the idea of Choice. We can choose how to respond and to see our challenges. One person can see his obstacles as his demise; another sees it as an opportunity. It’s all in the viewing. If those glasses are too dark […]
Are We Setting the Stage for Expression of Feelings?
One of my take-aways from my interview with Julie Bond Genovese is the importance of open communication in the home. She states how in her family they didn’t talk about their negative emotions. They wanted to “honor” their parents by not showing that anything was wrong. And there was this “unspoken rule that you keep smiling […]
Books – A Source of Strength Beyond Adversity
I’m hitting the books now. Haven’t done that yet on this blog. But I just finished a ‘win’ of a book – Tolstoy and The Purple Chair – and I felt a need to share, especially since it’s so in line with the theme of this website/blog. And no, I don’t love it because of […]
My Favorite Workshop – “How To Talk So Kids Will Listen…”
I’m taking one of my favorite things and hitting the road. One of the best aspects of my job as a school social worker was conducting parenting workshops. And one of my favorite is the “How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk” series. The two authors, Adele Faber and […]
How Do You View Your Life? Are You Living With Intention?
I just read a fabulous blog posting that really resonated with me. I even printed it up; something I don’t often do as I read so many blogs. But this one hit me so that I feel moved to piggy-back and take off a bit more on a concept that Adrienne, the writer, touched upon. […]
Thank You – Recognizing Blogging Supporters
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” – Anais Nin I’ve decided it’s time to take a thank you break and recognize some people in the blogging community who have greatly helped me along […]
Thrivers – Inspirational People Who Don’t Just Survive
As I’m sure you all know by now, my deep interest lies in seeing, learning and being inspired by people going through difficult challenges in their lives who manage to go on living well. They don’t just survive. They Thrive, finding purpose and meaning from their heartbreak; and even go on to experience joy and happiness, despite. A select […]