Development tools for a better you
I bet you know what I mean when I say “some days you just don’t have ‘it’.” I bet you’ve been there too. Days when you just feel like you don’t have that much to give. Days when you just don’t feel like you’re making much sense – even to yourself. It happens. It makes […]
Yesterday was Independence Day, July 4th. As you know, it is an American holiday to mark the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the brand new United States of America saying to Great Britain, “No, sorry, we’re not going to live with this anymore – we’re taking matters into our own hands.” It is also […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week I had a great conversation with Mona. We were talking about the power of actually doing those things you have been wanting to do – how wonderful it feels. I told her that I was feeling great because the night before I had gone to the gym after class, and I had really […]
Have you ever noticed that sometimes people try to get us to do things by scaring us? The “or else…” sometimes feels omnipresent in our world. I see it a lot in politics (on both sides), in the media, even just product advertising. Sometimes we even do it to ourselves (“I’d better not eat that […]
Ok, I know that meditation is good for me/us. (Really, really good for us. If you want to know more check this out.) I know that I could use some meditation in my life. But I don’t know how to meditate. I’ve considered buying a book. But will a book really tell me how to […]
This week was my birthday (it was lovely, thank you!) and it got me thinking. I decided to do some research on the psychology of birthdays. I read about feeling grateful on birthdays, how birthdays can motivate us, how we can get “the birthday blues“, and making birthday wishes. I read commentary on how our […]
