How do you stay positive when hit with disasters? March has not been kind to me. It started off with a flood in my house which happened at 10:00 at night. I contacted my boyfriend (who has a Shop Vac), the Township (to bring a backhoe to clear the ditch), and a company that does …
What treasures are you overlooking? This is from the Introduction in my recently published book From My Heart. I wrote the following after reading Sara Ban Breathnach’s book Simple Abundance – the quote is from her book. “Excavating is not glamourous work on an archealogical dig. It demands painstaking effort in often harsh conditions. Tons of dirt …
Self Love – How long has it been? Isn’t it time for some self love? How long has it been since you first had that dream? You know the one you had as a young child – maybe to be the best ___, or to win ___, or to write a book, climb a mountain, …
April 16 is National Stress Awareness Day We live in stressful times. It’s almost impossible to live without any stress at all. 3 Simple Actions That Lower Your Stress Level If the hustle, bustle, and challenges of everyday life are making your stress levels inch up each day, you must find a way to break …
Walt Disney Even the unhappiest of beginnings can’t hold you back when you have drive and determination. Meet Walt Disney. You’ve heard the name before, whether from the beloved mouse who’s graced our TV and movie screens for almost a century, to Frozen and a whole slew of animated and live-action movies our kids beg …
Are you Overwhelmed and Exhausted these days? There are so many things coming at us – holiday preparations – Thanksgiving, Christmas, dealing with changes due to the pandemic. And then in the U.S.A. there is all the drama around the upcoming elections. It seems you can’t turn on the television or look at Facebook or …
The Importance of Positive Emotions It’s certainly no surprise that positive emotions have the power to change lives. Emotions play a significant role in our daily lives. Brain studies have shown that having more positive emotions than negative emotions enable us to handle difficult situations more easily, and help us bounce back stronger from those …
Virtually amazing! Last week I had the opportunity to attend an event that is normally held in Florida on the beach with amazing speakers. Because of the pandemic, the event had to be cancelled/transformed and was held online. And the really amazing part – is that it was free to participate. You may think, well …
Each of us is more than capable of helping the world, despite our fears and limitations and the uncertainty that holds us back. It is commonly accepted that it is impossible to make a difference without unlimited funding or free time, yet most healing, cleansing, and spreading of joy is accomplished in a matter of …
Useful and straightforward tips for mental health while in Quarantine collated by a psychologist: (sorry I don’t know the name of the psychologist, I got this from a group I belong to.) After having thirty-one sessions this week with patients where the singular focus was COVID-19 and how to cope, I decided to consolidate my …
