Apr 13, 2014 | Death, Dying, Grief
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break. –William Shakespeare When a loved one dies, our lives can be thrown into turmoil. What once served as map coordinates, our relationship, can no longer provide a...
Mar 27, 2014 | Death, Dying, Grief
“It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” —William Carlos Williams Do you have a favorite poem or a few lines from a poem that really grab your attention? When you read it, what feelings are...
Feb 28, 2014 | Stress, Anxiety
“Yesterday is ashes. Tomorrow is green wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.” –Eskimo Saying How do you deal with adverse circumstances in your life—an unexpected bill, a tax audit, or a friend cancelling plans at the last minute? Do you treat yourself...
Jan 24, 2014 | Stress, Anxiety
“The first wealth is health.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Which do you think to be more effective at reducing anxiety or stress: Taking a hot bath or going for a brisk 20 minute walk? The answer is going for a walk (1). Our bodies are repositories...
Oct 26, 2013 | Stress, Anxiety
“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson Anxiety thoughts are like hornets—they are a natural part of nature that, when left on their own, do not bother you too much. But when...