It is cold here in Michigan at the moment. Soon it will be, “stay outside 15 minutes and get frost-bite” cold. It’s time to hunker down. The local schools have had snow days and there are more to come. For many of us, there is
Well-Being
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I often have people complaining that they are overwhelmed and have too many things to manage. When we say yes to buying something or doing something or reading something, we forget the consequences. Now we need to take care of that thing. Every
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My daughter had a baby 6 weeks early. She was in the ICU for a week and I stayed with her. Then baby was in the NICU for a month where we were driving an hour every other day. When he came home Brea was back into care and then outpatient, so I
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We’re taught from a young age that we need to be conscious of our bodies. Our parents teach us how to protect ourselves, not fall and wear a coat. We learn what to do when we get sick. But, taking care of our mental well-being is not always
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It’s in times of crisis that you hone in on what is most important to you. You notice what you wished you had been doing. Or realize you need to write Grandma because she can’t have visitors. Or see how needed your caregiver is. Or how
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I have been struggling between the idea that you should not resist any thoughts and feelings that come up and directing my thoughts in a more positive direction. One way of thought says thoughts are transient. They are not positive or negative.
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As I was stepping into the shower today, I was thinking that I would like one of those shower speakers to play music or podcasts. Then I realized the shower is one of the last places I have where there is no opportunity to consume other