I can feel the fingers of expectation pressing on my shoulders, I can hear the lists of to do’s being read out loud slowly

Staying in the moment is the key to managing anxiety and stress. Mindfulness means creating an intention, giving it full attention with...

And my mind is on guard watching for the enemy of hurt, a hardened habit guarding me as a sentinel standing at attention

Reframing is a way to create a different way to look at a situation, person or relationship and changing its meaning.

I have thought long and hard about my childhood and my lack of self-worth. Every day we sit in silence builds a stronger connection to...

I never knew how capable I was of dealing with problems. I never knew how deeply I could feel until life carved out the edges of my heart.

Sometimes I don’t put two and two together until the discomfort in my heart or my body is screaming loud enough.

Silence is my friend I visit every day always there waiting to slide its arm around my shoulders to welcome and settle me in.

I’m thinking about Memorial Day this morning Loved ones present and Loved ones past, what is now and what was then

Choosy mothers choose jif Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Mind your manners Take a breath Random thoughts all mulling around...

I’ve been thinking about my childhood lately Which was out of control A mishmash Emotional and physical Fear, confusion and anger...

A simple photograph can feel like an explosion of my senses Catapulting me back 60 plus years Causing a reflection of my life from the...

Back in the late eighties I was involved in a small UCC church in western Massachusetts. My children were elementary school age. My...

I called him an old friend, but I’m not sure “friend” can describe him. He was definitely male, stood erect, alert and had a keen eye....

EMOTIONAL FITNESS Excerpted from http://www.mattkahn.org/blog “Your heart doesn’t just require exercise, but a daily dose of...

There’s an adage I use in my life – “Don’t connect the dots” that helps remind me when I start panic thinking and I lace together...

I chose today's meditation reading from a book that helped me heal my relationship with my father who passed away many many years ago....

As a child, I was fearful day in and day out for well over 24 years living with my biological family. I learned to exist in this feeling...

All my life as long as I can remember, I have felt other people’s emotions. As a child I learned to survive in my dysfunctional home by...

“all my life I have never heard a mother call out to her child as he or she goes off to school, “Take a lot of risks today, darling.” She...