Here are some ways to stay in touch with your inner child -- from supportive self-talk to simple behaviors that help in small ways every day. Take a day trip to the beach, lake or river with someone you care for and who cares for you. Take time to watch the water; dream and breathe in the fresh air. Go fishing if you like. Swim in the lake. Feel the elements all around you -- lap them up, take … [Read more...]
Changing ‘This is me’ to ‘This is us’
If being "in a relationship" is important to you, then making changes and adapting to your partner or spouse is an important developmental process. The adage "This is who I am" underscores a defensiveness that speaks more to a frozen part of who we are, unwilling to reflect on ourselves and make changes benefiting the relationship and the person we profess to love. We all come into … [Read more...]
15 minutes of fame — do we really need it?
Andy Warhol made his career in part insisting that we all will achieve 15 minutes of fame at some moment in our lives. What did he mean by this? Is this true? Certainly society promotes the premise and thrives on it. The entertainment media has tapped into a wellspring of psychological and emotional needs. Reality TV shows take us deep into jungles, where casts of everyday people try to … [Read more...]
Compassionate musings
Some thoughts and resolutions centering on kindness and self-worth. Followed by the wisdom of others. ● I will treat myself with kindness and consideration. ● Because I treat myself this way, I wish to be treated with kindness and consideration, and treat others with kindness and consideration. ● When I am not being treated with respect and kindness, I will take measures to protect … [Read more...]
Into the great wide open
Reaching midlife has its ups and downs. You've worked hard and deserve to reap some of the benefits of your investments in life. The kids are either gone or rarely spend time at home. Life and its new horizons stretch out before you -- beckoning you to partake in new and unexplored ways. It's often hard to move from a role with which you have always been associated to something else. To explore … [Read more...]
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