Love yourself anyway
The Paradoxical Commandments Kent Keith wrote his paradoxical commandments in 1968 for a group of student leaders. It speaks to the decision that we can make every day to love people despite what they might [...]
Moving Beyond Limitations
Most of us carry old stories from our childhood. As small beings on this planet, we watched our families and other important people in our lives for input about how we needed to act to [...]
Five signs that you’ve crossed the line from caregiver to caretaker
Over 34 million people serve as unpaid caregivers for loved ones, helping them with the daily living and/or medical tasks they cannot navigate alone. One of the questions I frequently get from caregivers is how [...]
In a crisis–leverage your strengths!
Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. Rollo May, Man’s Search for Himself A few years ago, I began the [...]
A Feather in My Path
Unless you leave room for serendipity, how can the divine enter? Joseph Campbell I believe that Spirit is all around us, not just in the brick and mortar buildings of our established religions. Consequently, I [...]
Caregivers and Harleys: The Art of Letting Go
I had lunch yesterday with a woman I had met while her husband was going through an extremely rough recovery from cancer. They were a young married couple when he was diagnosed and she had [...]
Mind Monkeys, Sleepless Nights, Hyperventilation, Oh My!
If you don't think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune [...]
Resilience: A Pollyanna Ploy or Perseverance?
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue is what counts.” Resilience has, I think, a bit of a Pollyanna rap. For those of you who didn't grow up [...]
Resilience: Building The Ability to Bounce Back
Where did this come from? I pointed to a note someone had left in my husband Vito's ICU unit where he was lying paralyzed. A serious case of Guillain-Barré, a neurological disease that attacks the [...]
Going From Bad to Better: The Gratitude Strategy
Focus on the positive. It’s hard to believe that a serious life crisis and the word “blessing” would come in the same sentence. When my son and husband had cancer, idea of looking for something [...]
