We have never faced a more challenging holiday season. The usual stressors of the holidays are compounded this year by the ravages of COVID-19, political dividedness, social isolation, loss of loved ones, [...]
One of the greatest gifts (skills) you can cultivate is not inspiration, motivation, organization, or education. One of the greatest gifts you can cultivate is learning how to soothe. Yes, soothe. [...]
Today I completed my mail-in ballot for 2016. I'm kind of a political junkie, so I was informed about the candidates. I researched the judges and studied the pros and cons of [...]
What we focus on magnifies and manifests. Philippians 4:8, from the New Testament, provides a blueprint for creating a happy and healthy life. https://youtu.be/4xEnpCCoB5Y
In an environment in which we can feel fearful, helpless, and even hopeless, this passage written by Brene' Brown in "Rising Strong" offers you a challenge and an inspiration to encourage you to [...]
Sometimes when I sit down to write to you, it comes very easily. This week not so much. My mind was filled with so many thoughts; so much has impacted our planet [...]
What causes joy, serenity, hope, and trust to die in us? The number one cause is . . . . . . Trauma. And none of us are exempt. This week I [...]
“Be gentle with yourself for you are living through a major expansion of your faith and how you use it in the world. You are rewiring decades of old beliefs and shifting [...]
We are instinctively created, as part of our basic survival, to avoid pain. We will do everything we can to push it away – blame, project, shame, deny, minimize, berate, distract, and [...]
Do you remember as a child how you anticipated your next birthday? “I’m 7 ½.” you’d proudly say, eager for the next six months to roll by so that you could declare, [...]
