Peace…
Sunday, 02 February 2014
We extend the wish for it often — in hand gestures, cards, holiday greetings, warm embraces. And yet, how often do you extend this to your own self in your private internal dialogue? Peace is what we all crave, we search for. So very often our search is amped up and ends up as a
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What a fun day!
Monday, 27 January 2014
We ought to be able to find time in the evening of a day to express what was joyful, even in the midst of extreme sorrow or fear or illness or despair. It is not a stretch to make this statement. Even when my closest loved ones were so very ill and at the end
Winter Happiness and Well-Being #1
Saturday, 25 January 2014
It all begins with your mind, your attitude, helping yourself develop a perspective that is helpful, not counterproductive. Each season lasts 3 months, on the calendar. If you open the season of winter lamenting the shorter hours of daylight and the cold temps, you are setting your mental stage for depression and frustration. The trick
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Holiday depression
Monday, 09 December 2013
People talk about getting the blues over the Christmas holidays. People like me typically write about the ways to get through it and rarely about the root causes of it. I’ve had an epiphany. The holidays are something we learn from little on to become excited about, to anticipate. We want to feel the joy,
The start of a new season
Sunday, 01 December 2013
This is the opening of a new month, on the heels of Thanksgiving and the beginning of new holidays where everyone is in a flurry and feeling joyous and also terrified about the stress of it all. Not to stress — relax, breathe, be happy, put a smile on your face until it makes you
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A holidays of giving thanks
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Why do we love this holiday so much? I love it because it really starts on Wednesday and goes all the way through Sunday — a luxurious several days of contemplation about life and all there is to be very happy about. And all of this amidst eating and napping and visiting and enjoying good
5 ways to connect with loved ones during the holidays
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
The holidays are a beautiful time, each holiday of the year. However, the holidays of November and December bring forth a certain stress that is not so apparent at other times of the year. Is it really about the season or is it about our culture placing odd pressures upon us by creating a storybook
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The break of day
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
I love to arise while it is still dark outside because I like the experience of watching a new day begin. This photo is from my 3rd floor, looking eastward. Over the rooftops and through the trees, I see the remains of the dark of night as it slips away and then slowly there is
The storms of autumn
Monday, 18 November 2013
The season is upon us, this time of the year we know as autumn. In the Midwestern portion of the country, we have had the annual glory of awesome colors blessing our eyes, blended with the warmth of the sun that shines and makes all those colors dance. My focus is on the beauty and
The best of life
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Talking with one of my orchestra musicians this evening, we shared the story of a talented young musical genius here in St Louis who died suddenly yesterday. Andrew Thomas played the bassoon and contrabassoon for the St Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO). He was 27 years old. Known as Drew, he was said to be just
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