Fighting depression is a recipe. Doing one thing different alone may help and it may lead to more change, but to really fight the beast you need a recipe. Because depression steals your energy and your motivation, following the recipe can be very difficult. But if you really … [Read more...]
What is Your Value?
What would happen if you were blind and someone gave you a $100.00 bill and told you that it was only one dollar? To you, the value of the piece of paper in your hand would only be $1.00. You would miss the opportunity to buy your mother that new coat for her birthday because it … [Read more...]
Coping with Traumatic Stress
What makes some people thrive after trauma and others deteriorate? One of the most important factors in how well a person will heal following trauma depends on the coping skills they utilize both before and after the trauma. People who have learned healthy ways to cope with … [Read more...]
Post Traumatic Growth: Why Do Some Bounce Back?
A New York Times article written by Jim Rendon discusses “post traumatic growth” and includes five areas of positive transformation following a life changing struggle. In this post, I share with you those five areas of transformation and explain why some people are able to … [Read more...]
Kindness (written by my 14-year-old daughter)
Here is what my 14-year-old daughter wrote about kindness last night. She truly is one of the kindest people I know. One thing people today overlook far too often is the simple yet effective act of kindness. In this world, sometimes overtaken by selfishness and greed, is a … [Read more...]
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