Your sense memory and gratitude
How do you transition from awake to bed, then to rest and sleep? It helps when you say hello to yourself during the day—through gratitude. Gratitude can connect you with your body and ease the [...]
How do you transition from awake to bed, then to rest and sleep? It helps when you say hello to yourself during the day—through gratitude. Gratitude can connect you with your body and ease the [...]
So many people feel great after a good cry—do you? Crying can release endorphins, which eases pain and stress in the body and emotions. For a long time, I wasn’t able to cry very easily. I would [...]
Your poor eyes. If you’re like me, you spend hours behind a computer or staring at your tiny smartphone screen. So much looking, typing, watching videos, messaging, editing pictures, [...]
It’s December. The solstice is approaching. You wake in the dark, see the sun set before 5, and deal with rain, winds, fog and snow. Despite the dark and cold that calls for rest, this can be a [...]
Have you ever been in such a spin from your inner terror/ panic/ anxiety that you feel like you’re a bug ensnared in a sticky web… with no way out? You may be able to distract yourself at [...]
Sometimes (okay, maybe all the time) your harshest critic is yourself. My sister, worn down by negative self-talk, will respond by saying “I’m okay” to herself. Sometimes she’ll [...]
A few weeks ago, I left my little stuffed monkey at a family reunion. He belonged to my long gone friend, Michael, and though he’s a physical object, he makes me feel love. I took the courage to [...]
On the one hand, this news is no surprise. There was the leak several weeks ago and senatorial obstruction of the Supreme Court nomination process for decades prior. But still the news is [...]
My whole perspective changed with this new book, how to keep house while drowning. Cleaning, self-care, and cooking can be overwhelming, says author KC Davis… especially when we ascribe [...]
I wish I read more poetry. When I encounter beautiful word art someone has posted, I feel moved by a current to new ways of being. (I’m entertaining suggestions for beginning more poetry in my [...]