This month welcomes the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Since December we’ve rejoiced as each day brought a little more daylight. Winter is now behind us. Did it seem to take forever? And what about the “winter of your grief”? Was it the longest year (or...
Have your ever been awakened from deep sleep by violent shaking, rolling floors and walls, toppling shelves, and a deafening roar ripping the air? If so, you’ve likely experienced the shifting of the earth’s surface. In other words, an earthquake! If the shift is...
Grief changes you. It shakes you to your core. You will never be the same after experiencing a great loss. “But all endings are also beginnings.We just don’t know it at the time.” – Mitch Albom As you go through the healing process, there will come a day when...
Grief or anxiety attacks can hit anytime without warning. And sometimes we can get sucked into a negative spiral. Our mean mind takes over. Before you know it, we’ve fallen down a dark deep hole. Don’t you think life would be a little better if you could draw...
One of my favorite celebrations is Winter Solstice. I look forward to the longest darkest night of the year. What’s to celebrate about that, you ask? Because I know, starting the very next day, light will begin growing. Incrementally, imperceptibly, degree by degree....
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...