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Moving From a Painful Past to A Worthy Present

“I am no longer willing to drive into the future using my rearview mirror as my tool of navigation.”  Tony Robbins   Does our past decide our present and future?  Can we press Stop on that tape player in our mind so that we can move forward and not get stuck in those old hurtful […]

Living After Trauma

  What do you do after you’ve been through a sudden or prolonged loss, a rough divorce, a critical illness, or any life-altering event? Do you succumb to the awfulness of the situation and remain beaten down? Do you attempt to go back to where you were before?  Or do you look to see what […]

Pearls of Wisdom from People Who Have Suffered and Grown

Hearing people’s stories, getting tidbits of wisdom, learning how others ‘do it’ is fascinating.  I guess that’s why I love interviewing people – specifically people who have taken on their challenges and done something good with them.  That is truly inspiring. There’s a lot to learn from those who have suffered and yet gone on […]

4 Ingredients for Rising Above Circumstances

My month-long ‘staycation’ in Manhattan has come to an end.  Getting back into my car to start driving around for every little errand is not an exciting prospect after walking to Barnes and Noble at 10 PM to pick up a book on hold or going out to Coffee Bean for an iced berry tea […]

Getting Older and Living Well – 4 Ways To Stay Actively Engaged in Life

It’s hard to even write this number and attach it to myself.  I turned 60 – eeeccckkk!!  I cannot wrap my head around this numerical concept.  And I don’t buy into the old “ it’s only a number” deal.  It’s a number that is steeped in reality – the reality that we’re getting on in the […]

A Positive State of Mind

“It appears that the way people perceive the world is much more important to happiness than objective circumstances.”  Ed Diener We can work our minds towards a better state. How?  Here are three questions to get you started on your journey towards developing a more positive mindset. For well being is more contingent on our […]

The Happiness Pie

I’m happy to have my guest blog post featured today on Gratitude and Trust, a wonderful blog on living authentically in acknowledgement and appreciation of all that’s out there.  And yes, sometimes the tough stuff too. Interesting percentages have been researched as to how much of living well is in our hands.  So click on […]

What Brings You Joy?

Caught up with the ‘doings’ of life?  Don’t know what you like anymore?  Lost all notion of your interests?  Haven’t been in touch with Yourself in years due to child-rearing, the busyness of life, just trying to keep your head above water, working long hours, juggling it all ….. Start to get back in touch […]

It’s Spring – Come On Out

Opening ourselves up to springtime – a time of renewal and growth. It’s been a long, cold and snowy winter here (on the East Coast of the United States).  We are so ready for spring.  How wonderful to see those first crocuses popping their heads up.  I noticed a lot of purple ones, but maybe […]