This is Going to Hurt but Then it Won’t
There is a pharmaceutical ad that goes, “Depression hurts.” The truth is that depression does hurt, and it can hurt as much as any physical pain. I know. I have been there, many times. I’ve been anxious, too. Another truth is that humans will do almost anything to avoid pain. The first thing I would…
Focus Your Happiness Lens
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 I have written before about happiness being a choice, and…
Looking for Something Outside Myself Led Me to Mindfulness Practice
“Whatever you put your attention on, that’s what you’re going to get out of life.” ~Cheri Huber It is late summer, and the morning air is a bit cooler than a few weeks ago, so I roll down the windows on my Honda Fit, open the sunroof, and cross the bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway…
Be a Picky Eater
“I tell you honestly what I think is the cause of the complicated maladies of the human race: it is their gormandizing and stuffing, and stimulating their digestive organs to an excess, thereby producing nervous disorders and irritation.”~John Abernethy (1764–1831) Oddly enough, this is not a blog post about food. It is about consuming,…
Researching Well-Being
“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” — Rumi I have had, so far, quite a life. I would agree with Jon Kabat-Zinn when he refers to life as “full catastrophe living.” I have been blessed with healthy, wonderful children. I…
Coming Home to Ourselves Through Mindfulness
“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” ~William Blake I recently blogged about how to increase positivity and decrease negativity, and being present to what is happening right now is the best way to begin. Daily life is full of distractions, and modern life includes…