Grateful for Everything in Between

I love Thanksgiving and this time of year because I love the idea of being grateful and living gratefully, moment by moment. Thanksgiving is a reminder to say thank you, to show appreciation, to have gratitude. When I was in college, I took a Kurt Vonnegut class and I remember the exact moment I read […]

Practicing Gratitude

  As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I am an avid quote “searcher”. I LOVE exploring different means and sources to find that one quote that really resonates with me and gets me to think about things on a deeper level. The other day I ended up stumbling upon one that really hit […]

Awestruck

  Last week, Cindy Fabico (co-owner of Life Skills Resource Group), referred me to a Psychology Today article titled, “It’s Not All About You!” by Carlin Flora. Cindy suggested that I read it because she was so impressed and enlightened by its message, that she felt compelled to share it with others. I have to admit, […]

Having Gratitude During the Holidays.

It’s officially December. You have made it to the last month of the year and the peak of the Holiday season! December can be a stressful, hectic, tiring month, but it is also a very rewarding month filled with family, friends, and love. However, often times our perception gets clouded due to high stress we […]

When you’re just not yourself: how to hit the reset button

Have you ever had a day where you’re just off-kilter or in a funk? You aren’t quite sure why, but you’re just not yourself? And, if you’re like me, you probably don’t feel like forcing yourself to be yourself? The big problem is that off-kilter doesn’t usually happen when we have time to stop and take […]

Pay it Forward: The power of giving

Do you know the term “Pay it Forward”? Through the Life Skills Resource Group Facebook page, I follow a page called Paying it Forward ~ One Day at a Time. I always enjoy their posts – primarily stories of individuals paying it forward out in the real world. Sure, I had heard of paying it forward […]

Pump Up The Volume…LOUD

By Dr. Darlene Treese (Dr. Dar) “The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions.” -Henry David Thoreau In teaching I often reminded children to discriminate when to use their “inside voice” (quiet classroom) and when to use their “outside voice” (noisy playground). In life I notice that we fail to make this distinction as […]

Happiness Deferred Is Happiness Lost, So Cash In Now

On the show How I Met Your Mother, Neal Patrick Harris’ character Barney Stinton once said, “When I get sad, I stop being sad and be AWESOME instead. TRUE STORY!” It’s hilarious… partly because Barney’s somewhat of a Narcissist and partly because it’s preposterous to mentally go from zero to sixty by flipping a switch, […]