The importance of ritual: Creating your own closure

What do you think of when you think of ritual?  I think of ceremonies:  weddings, funerals, graduations, inductions, baptisms, etc.  I bet some think of religion.  I bet others think of fraternities and sororities.  What else? But those aren’t the only things that can be ritual.  Some people have a “going to bed” ritual that […]

Loss and Grief: You want to help, but you don’t know how.

There are probably hundreds of articles available about how to help someone you care about who is grieving.  Hey look, here are one, two, three good ones!  That was easy to find! I probably don’t need to write one more.  But, this week has been an odd one, and somehow I’ve had a number of […]

Your words matter (and you matter too!)

In addition to writing this blog, I get to manage the Life Skills Resource Group Facebook and Twitter pages.  This is a lot of fun, because it involves looking for materials which others would enjoy or benefit from.  I get to look at lots of inspirational and philosophical messages and read lots of articles, trying […]

Self care is not selfish

Yesterday I took the day off of work.  I wasn’t sick, I just needed some time with me – some time to think – some time to process– some time to recharge – and really, some time to grieve. So I took some time to take care of myself.  Self care.  Relaxation.  These are things I’ve […]