There is a spectrum of health that begins in our most ethereal, subtle bodies and extends into our material, physical selves.
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Connections: The Mental Health and Well-Being Benefits of Community
Jun 09, 2025
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Man is weak, and community is therefore indispensable.
- C.G. Jung
Our connections to people evolve, as do we.
When you graduated from your secondary (high school) education, what you thought were “forev...
No Clear Path
May 19, 2025
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Life is a series of unpredictable events. We bounce along between triumph and tragedy, spend too much time in survival mode, and never get a clear read on exactly why we are here. Sometimes our contin...
To Survive Trauma
Apr 27, 2025
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Loss comes in many forms - betrayal, abandonment, death - and from many sources: the end of a decades-long relationship, the death of parents, the loss of a career, the loss of a beloved geographic ar...
Turn the Page
Apr 07, 2025
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Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin’ star again
There I go
Turn the page
- Bob Seeger, Turn The Page
It is a perfect spring night outside the venue, slight cool breeze and t...
The Rock
Mar 10, 2025
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The rock was here, mixed in with thousands of other rocks in the gravel driveway, when the house was built in ’59. It was here when my dad bought the house in 1968, a big house with a big pool in the ...
Wonderful World
Dec 30, 2024
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I am sitting here in my favorite coffee shop, thinking and writing as I do every morning, but today is different. I am experiencing a slightly altered state of consciousness; a quiet and serene detach...
Giving Thanks
Nov 24, 2024
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Thanksgiving may be a uniquely American holiday, but the act of giving thanks has positive universal impact. I routinely see comments to the effect of, “Gratitude is like ‘thoughts and prayers:’ a nic...
The Living and the Dead
Mar 04, 2024
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Here we are again. Another diagnosis of horrible, life-ending disease for someone I love. If you live long enough, you experience these tragic pronouncements with increasing frequency. The excruciatin...
A Longer View
Oct 31, 2023
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The older I get, the more I see the value of taking a longer view. When I was first learning to drive, my father told me to look farther down the road to keep me from weaving around. It was good advic...
The Secret of The Secret
Aug 28, 2023
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Millions of people have bought Rhonda Byrne’s book The Secret. If you don’t have a copy, I suggest you pick one up. I have never met Rhonda and I’m not affiliated with her businesses. But I think the ...
How Lucky You Are
Apr 24, 2023
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Have you ever stopped to consider how lucky you are?
If you are reading this, it is almost certainly because you can access the Internet. The ‘Net is – by far – the most powerful communication device...
How to Balance Work and Life
Apr 10, 2023
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“How can I balance work and life?”
Ah, the perennial issue for among high-performing adults. At first glance, the dilemma makes sense. The “balance” question is the plaintiff cry of working folks who...
Impostor Syndrome is a Lie
Apr 03, 2023
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Impostor syndrome is a lie. As is the case with all pervasive lies, it is bolstered by the “say it enough and it will become true” ethos. Influential talking heads discuss this “syndrome” on TV and in...
Transformation Wizard
Mar 27, 2023
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The phrase, “transformation wizard” is actually redundant. The word “wizard” is first recorded in use in the 1400s and was used to denote a wise person who could “see” the future. (Psychic abilities a...
