There are stories of celebrating women all this month. And many of the celebrations are profound, needed, jubilant, powerful. But as we know with populations and causes that get a “day” or even a “month” of celebration, it’s usually a signal that those people or groups are not honored or empowered every day in truly … [Read more...]
Stress Relief through Having a Heart
There’s an old expression that was commonly used when someone was chided for being distant or lacking feeling in their response – “Have a heart!” We talk about people as being “heartless” or “coldhearted” if they seem to be acting without connection, and are mean or cruel. As usual, our language holds deeper truths … [Read more...]
Stressed about broken New Year’s Resolutions? Try a redefinition.
Here we are near the end of January. If you believe the quickie online research, only 8% of people have kept their New Year’s resolutions by now. More rigorous research with somewhat less dire numbers was done by British psychologist Richard Wiseman. Dr. Wiseman’s research team asked 700 people about their New … [Read more...]
Stress Relief and Gratitude
With the stressful and often complex holiday season, I find a good approach is to simply focus on the gratitude. A dear friend of over 25 years was just re-diagnosed with cancer. It's scary. And mysterious. And her attitude has been amazing, staying with her emotions without running away, and focusing on her options … [Read more...]