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November 30, 2018

Tips for Recalibrating After Physical Setbacks

“You’re not out of the woods yet.” said the doctor to the recovering patient. “You need to take things a bit slower for a while. Listen to your body; it will guide you to where you need to go.” Being “in the woods” is an experience unlike any other. […]

July 31, 2018

Friendships Later in Life

New Friends? There are many who believe that the friendships formed later in life are the ones that are truly the deepest. It certainly is not a competition between lifelong friendships and those made in the latter chapters of our lives, but developing new friendships as we age is […]

July 2, 2018

Find Resilience as a Witness

Finding Resilience as a Witness. Many of us have experienced trauma in our lives. When we witness other people who are experiencing trauma, our ability to be present for their situation may be heightened or compromised. Either way, we are often (whether for a moment or longer), thrown back into […]

January 2, 2018

Reflection

As we begin this new year, it can be helpful to reflect on positive feelings and experiences from the past. I recently came across a beautiful image suggested by Peggy Huddleston. She invites us to imagine a time in our life when we felt comforted and loved by someone whom […]

July 28, 2017

Tips for Creating Friendships and Community

More and more of us are feeling isolated and alone, despite the number of social media “friends” we have. Ironically, the more technologically connected we are through social media, the more we are at risk for losing deep human connection. On-line social connections are valuable for lots of things but […]

July 6, 2016

Tone it Down. Dial it Back.

TONE IT DOWN; DIAL IT BACK. Usually we think this is said in the context of someone getting heated up, angry, about to go toe to toe and lose their cool. Guess what? Not so. The older I get and the more of life I live the more I hear […]

January 28, 2016

Thinking Before Asking, “How are You?”

We need to think before asking, “How are you?”I ran into an old friend whom I had not seen in a very long time. I like this woman a lot. She is full of energy and has a desire to live to the fullest. She appreciates life’s “moments” and is […]

May 10, 2015

Spirituality During Illness

In times of illness, particularly prolonged illnesses, people often have a difficult time adjusting to the significant changes we experience in our lives. Old familiar habits and rituals that shape our daily routines often become more challenging. The inability to do something as well as before (or not at all) […]

May 10, 2015

Gratitude in Difficult Times

Life is Difficult. Life is Beautiful. And therein is the challenge to keep our balance. Appreciating what we have when we feel we are losing so much is not easy but can be done with practice. Gratitude takes practice because we tend to focus on the big things which overwhelm […]

May 10, 2015

Create an Ethical Will for Our Children and Grandchildren

Many of us are quite clear about making sure we have a “last will and testament” or a “living will” letting others know our desires if we are unable to make choices for ourselves when faced with medical decisions. Few of us, though, are just as clear about the footprint […]