Archive for the ‘Human Spirit’ Category

The Five Stages of Moving Through Grief

We are born to die. It’s a harsh statement but its truth cannot be questioned. In the US alone, according to the Center for Disease Control, almost 3 million people died in 2017, 864 per 100,000. Death is the inherent aspect of being alive, and it brings with it one of the most painful forms […]

4 Gifts To Carry Into the New Year

The earth has started its next rotation around the sun and a new year is upon us.  And yet we haven’t left the awfulness of the past year behind. We’re still trudging forth in the throes of the pandemic war and all its casualties. It’s not going to look too different for a while but […]

Spreading Goodness in the Face of Tragedy

  Hi, I’m Harriet, and welcome to the Happy Minute. The word happy somehow doesn’t jive today from my minute, considering the horrific weekend we’ve had in our country with the tragic killings of innocent people due to evilness, baseless hatred, mental illness, however you want to view it, and our helplessness and our grief, […]

The Skill of Listening

We as human beings all have a need to be seen, heard, understood and validated.  There’s nothing like that feeling when we can say, ‘she gets me’.  It’s like a balm that penetrates the soul and makes us feel connected and less alone. Listening is a very powerful tool but unfortunately not well utilized.  It […]

The Beauty of Imperfection

I dropped my bags, pulled open the curtains and saw this jaw-dropping view, a movie-like scene right before my eyes. The Mama Mia type beauty of a Greek island, minus the singing and dancing along the rooftops. My room with a view of Santorini. In my excitement to photograph this breathless beauty, I chopped off […]

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