(first posted Oct 2020) “I’m trying very hard not to connect with people right now.” – David Rose, “Schitt’s Creek” Have you seen the TV show, “Schitt’s Creek?” I confess I have been binge-watching it over the past few weeks. I LOVE it! Truth be told, I’m not usually a…

(first posted Aug 2021) “Stress is not bad for you; being stuck is bad for you.” ― Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” I am smack in the middle of reading “Burnout; The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and…

“The meaning of life is that it stops.” ― Franz Kafka If life didn’t end…if it went on forever, I doubt it would have much meaning at all. It is the finite nature of life that makes it so sacred. Have you ever heard of the mental exercise of imagining…

Beware of the Power of Procrastination “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations if you live near one.” – JRR Tolkien No, it does not. Does a dragon live near you? You know, someone who gets your goat, foils your plans, burns up your daily task list with their oh-so-demanding…

(first posted July 2020) “Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.” – John DePaola Sometimes our dreams can be so vivid. And when they are, I have learned to pay attention. A couple of weeks ago, I was having an afternoon nap on the…

(first posted Sept 2021) “Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” – Rainer Maria Rilke An action, however, can be final. A year ago, the husband of a dear friend of mine hung himself from the staircase in the family home. …

(First posted Feb 2019) A trigger can be anything that sets off your personal “red alert.” – Richer Life Counseling Apparently, even, a barking dog. Have you ever experienced an emotional trigger? Here’s a good definition: “A trigger in psychology is a stimulus such as a smell, sound, or sight…

(First posted Feb 2021) “If someone throws a fit because you set boundaries, it’s just more evidence the boundary is needed.” – Unknown I was just about to jump in the shower when the doorbell rang. In my dream, I was in the same house I grew up in…a bi-level…

Through my Dad’s choices, he taught me that if you choose a substance to cope with life, that substance will become your life. Years ago, when my Dad was still alive, I heard an announcer on the radio — he was a new father — give a couple of examples…