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How do you refill your bucket?
The past three weeks have been a swirl of celebratory events with family and friends, deeply loving conversations with adult children...
Jan 9, 20192 min read
Who is saying all of those harsh things?
Sometimes when a person is quiet, and often when they are alone, the inner critic starts jabbering away, and usually not in a very kind...
Oct 24, 20182 min read
How do you celebrate belonging?
Birthdays celebrate our birth anniversary. They are a reminder that we belong to something bigger than ourselves - a family, a group of...
Oct 17, 20181 min read
Which hobbies provide relief from information overload?
Are you experiencing chronic anxiety caused by information overload? If so, you are not alone. Turn off the latest disheartening news,...
Aug 1, 20181 min read
Who is your teacher and are you receptive to learning?
Pema Chodron says that others show us where we are stuck. They say or do something and before we know it, we are hooked and then we react...
Mar 29, 20181 min read
Where do you fit in the golden chain of connections-in-goodness?
Mary Ford-Grabowsky, a gifted writer and teacher says this about appreciation... "Recipients of our appreciation are apt to express their...
Oct 30, 20171 min read
Wellbeing Bucket List - Dancing in the Mountains with Britt
I met Britt Pernille Froholm a number of years ago when she played her fiddle at Nisswa-Stammen Scandinavian Folk Music Festival in...
Oct 25, 20171 min read
Humor and those stuck emotional knots
One of my favorite teachers, Pema Chodron, says, “If you can sit quietly after difficult news, if in financial downturns you remain...
Oct 23, 20171 min read
How do I breathe life into my community?
"Prayer does not depend on "religion" in an institutional sense, nor on dogma or creed, but rather on true heartfelt feelings that arise...
Oct 18, 20171 min read
Where do you hold anxiety and tension in your body?
I have learned that my left upper arm is my ally. My arm starts to ache, I notice it, and then I remember "Oh yeah! My body is telling...
Oct 16, 20171 min read
