The holiday season is here. With it comes hustle, bustle, and brim-filled calendars. It’s easy to let yourself get caught up in a whirlwind of activity. Expectations and obligations push us along. We can end up feeling stressed, depressed, and resentful. Especially if...
You can find hope in the darkness of grief by embracing the Practices of Gratitude. If you feel trapped in a dark pit of grief right now, you might want to scream at me for even suggesting you be grateful. Let alone establish a practice of gratitude. Don’t you know I...
Two books with provocative titles prompted this blog. First, Understanding Suicide’s Allure, by Dr. Krippner*, et al. And One Mind: How Our Individual Mind is a Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters, by Larry Dossey, MD. The following is an overview of...
My friend Susan L. Schoenbeck, MSN, RN, recently wrote about the benefits of expressing gratitude that you must read. Focusing on the good does not mean that you have to be positive all the time. Learn how to live gratefully… When my friend Mary entered hospice care...
Today marks 9/11: Hurt felt around the world with the events now etched in our minds. I wanted to take the opportunity to share this touching piece by someone I know personally, Reverend Noel. 9/11 Call As I watched the twin towers of the World Trade Center implode...
You Can Help Extinguish the Darkness – Light a Candle of Hope Suicide Prevention Awareness Week Begins Today One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world. In 2018, clinical psychologist Julie Cerel conducted a study. She showed that 135 people...
