On Aging Well
On our TV ads, internet and magazine ads, we see in bold type: Anti-Aging, Reverse Aging, Stay Young, Youth Shield, and Protect against Aging!! It sounds as though the number 1 disease afflicting our society is aging! One has to really research to find positive examples of people experiencing healthy, normal, enjoyable (yes) aging. It […]
Listen to Those Quiet Nudges
What we may miss when not listening to our inner voice just might have big consequences. We are all so busy and, in our busy-ness, we just may lose a chance for some of our most important lessons and opportunities, within which lie steps to our evolution. I signed up for a weekend program advertised […]
The Cost of Secrets
We all have secrets that we believe, if exposed, would cause harm, others would judge us harshly perhaps, or we would lose standing in our group. So we keep these secrets, even for many years, but at what cost? The first time I had a really, really good job, I lived in dread […]
The Lazy Guide to Staying Fit!
Live in a two story home Go up and down often. Forget things. Forget things upstairs so you have to keep running up there. Forget things downstairs for the same reason! You’ll need to keep getting up to find what you forgot! Change the way you move up and down […]
Choosing Wellbeing Instead of Offended
For quite some time, we’ve had this affliction, we humans, and it is currently expanding in epic proportions, much like a virus. It becomes dominate in our thinking, changing how we view the world. Whenever any malady grows into a crisis, it becomes loud, screaming for our attention, demanding that this, too, be corrected. Therefore, I am […]
Steps to Recapitulate 2012 and Intend 2013
Do this with a group of trusted and supportive friends or by yourself. Have three sheets, one for recapitulation of regrets & errors, self-sabotaging thinking, etc., and one for good (achievements) self control, growth, aha’s, etc. for last year… and, of course, one for your 2013 year-end Intended Self. First, begin with recapitulation. What […]
Hibernation
We all do it. Whether brought about by a traumatic event or some other reason, we all feel like hiding sometimes. I’ve been thinking about this lately because when I heard Jean Houston, Ph.D., scholar, philosopher and visionary, discussing the times we move inward and away from others, it really struck a […]
A New Way to Think About Elections
Have you decided on your choice of presidential candidate? Do you think you will only feel ‘ok’ if your candidate wins? Do you watch the news with angst within your body and mind? If not, you really don’t need to read this; but if you are, what I write here may be helpful. Elections are […]
Others In Our Lives
If only she would stop doing that, if only he would listen to me, if only the kids would straighten up, if only they understood…….. Then all would be right. That’s what we think, isn’t it? If we could magically change others to fit our ideals, then we would be happy. Of course, we know […]
Reconstruct Your Past
Whether you want more money in your life, more fun meaningful relationships, or more purpose, you might feel held back by your past. Maybe you had a difficult childhood, disappointments in early adulthood, or regrets. These experiences could creep into your present, giving you the feeling you won’t ever have what you want and don’t […]