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A.D.H.D: Does the “D” stand for Disorder…or Different?
The term A.D.H.D (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) gets thrown around liberally - often inaccurately. We use it to describe children who can’t sit still. We label adults who struggle with following through with plans. We even casually call ourselves...
Cradle Your Thoughts
There is a bumper sticker that says: Don’t Believe Everything You Think. It is a clever way to illustrate that HOW we THINK has the potential to negatively impact how we FEEL and BEHAVE. We give a lot of power to our thoughts, which are often based on...
Move Over Sympathy. Empathy is what Heals…by Connecting Us.
Everyone has experienced the feeling of not knowing what to say to a friend, acquaintance or loved one when they are suffering a loss, or going through a tough time. We worry we won’t find the right sympathetic words to ease the pain, or cheer the spirit of...
Suggested Read: Ming Lo Moves The Mountain by Arnold Lobel
A lesson in enacting change “This mountain brings us nothing but unhappiness,” said the wife of Ming Lo. “Husband, you must move the mountain so that we may enjoy our house in peace”. Often, when we find ourselves in a relationship with something or someone...
The Summer Day by Mary Oliver
Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and...
On Being With Sadness: The forever Empty
Amongst the plethora of links, writings, workshops, seminars, blogs, retreats, and videos, etc. out there on "mindfulness", Comedian Louie C.K., in his explanation to why he hates cell phones, sums it up with both humor and depth why it matters for our...