A jolt of positive energy can give a huge boost wherever you find yourself at these days. We need these little bursts of light at any life stage: The taking care and concern for those you love, when your kids are young or teenagers, when your View Post
Writing Prompts for Pain: Mindful Journaling Your Way Toward Health
There’s an expressive writing and mindfuI journaling workshop I teach, for people who have chronic or persistent pain. It’s meant to be a helpful adjunct to one’s medical care and many who come have found their way to me through pain management or View Post
Where to Find Hope
Many people I speak with, and those I see as well, are tired. It's been a long year and a half, and even when you're grateful for the good things that have happened, it's been challenging. I think more than ever about the ability to cultivate hope, View Post
How Moments of Awe Can Inspire Your Healthy Outlook!
Blame it on a bargain at the local Tuesday Morning store. They were selling seed kits with everything needed to plant them at a real bargain. Or maybe it was the seeds I received from the Chula Vista library, in a package they sent at the height of View Post
Where to Find Sites to Read and Write Your Way Into Wellbeing!
Focusing on our wellbeing is so important and there’s a lot of good information out there. Throughout this past year, I have found that in the vast array of ideas and resources that cross my path, the following 5 are in my regular round up and go-to View Post
Creative Ways to Journal Your Way to Wellness
Do you keep a journal or did you used to journal long ago and want to try and get back to it? Have you seen the personal benefits of keeping a journal? I personally see the benefits of my own journal writing in allowing me a place to find some calm View Post
Up Your Joy By Giving to Others
It’s human nature to feel better when we help other people. And when we help others, we feel more connected to them, to the greater world and to the universe as a whole in positive ways. Whatever your talent is, if you can find a way to use it to View Post
Soaking up CALM | Using Good Memories to Hold on to the Positive!
Think of a positive memory from the last week or the last month and let yourself bask in it. Soak up the calm and use the good memories to help chase dark moods away and hopefully hold on longer to recent good and positive feelings you've had. One View Post