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TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SELF-CARE
I know what you are thinking – another boring list of reminders that you have already read before. You are right; of course you KNOW these things. It’s DOING them that’s the challenge. So what’s in it for you to read through yet one more list of...
Facing Cancer
Life has a way of turning toward a path without warning. An email came one night last week and I learned that a friend’s husband has had a recurrence of lymphoma, a disease he thought he had seen the last of four years ago. He and his family have begun coping with...
House of Gaia Shines Brightly As A Special Haven
Each city and town in our country has its heroines and heroes; people who bring their whole heart into everything they do and who make a lasting difference in the lives of others. The House of Gaia nonprofit community center in Naples, Florida was created by a...
Gifts of the Heart
My dearest friend Mary is 84 years old this month. She has lived a long and productive life, met her share of hardships and overcome obstacles that might have made others shrink into a fetal position. Her secret to living well and enjoying life? A combination of...
Into the Season of Light
Pray, sleep and eat healthy. Those were the three cards I drew this morning as I meditated on how best to write my final blog post for 2011. I sometimes use a set of inspirational cards created by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D., to seek guidance. The cards are...
Hunting For Jobs in 2012 and Beyond
Consider this dilemma: there are currently high levels of unemployment around the globe but a shortage of skilled talent. The McKinsey Global Institute was recently quoted in a lengthy special feature on global employment trends in the Economist magazine, as having...
Managing Stress in the Face of Loss: Living Through the Holidays
Stress is a normal part of life and is most often associated with adapting to change. Some adaptations are healthy choices we make to support a life of love and inner peace, such as finding comfort and support in good friends and loving relationships. Other...
The Dance of Love and Fear
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the...
Finding Inner Peace and Harmony
My work takes me to wonderful places these days. I visit and present workshops at spas, hospitals, therapy offices, centers of wellness and holistic health communities. I am at home in such places because they serve peoples’ needs for balance, wellness and...
Why Pray? Why Meditate?
Many people think of prayer as asking God for help, or for things for themselves or others, and they believe it's what you do when things are really hard, scary and discouraging. This is certainly one of the gifts we receive from relying on a power greater than...