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The Ultimate Christmas Gift

The Ultimate Christmas Gift

It’s Christmas time.  Are you thinking about what to give your significant other?  How about an improved relationship?  Would you like to know what research shows are…

No Patience, No Focus

No Patience, No Focus

Do you find yourself in this list of words:  distracted, preoccupied, diverted, inattentive, vague, absorbed, distant, absent, absentminded, faraway, confused, puzzled, agitated, flustered, ruffled, disconcerted, discomposed, nonplussed,…

Powerlessness and Fear or Hope and Gratitude

Powerlessness and Fear or Hope and Gratitude

It’s been almost a year since we first heard the phrase COVID 19.  We’ve added many new words to our daily vocabulary; PPE, N95 masks, in-person instruction,…

Gratitude … Really?

Gratitude … Really?

It is Thanksgiving, time to show gratitude.  Ok, we can hear you say, “Gratitude, me? Not in 2020, when we are facing another lockdown.” Thanksgiving is an…

Over the River or Jump in the River

Over the River or Jump in the River

Recognize this phrase … over the river and through the woods to Grandfather’s house we go?  This is the first line of Lydia Maria Child’s 1844 poem…

Moving the Elephant Out of the Room

Moving the Elephant Out of the Room

Do you think the harmful habit you need to change is like trying to move an elephant out of the room?   Are you saying, “I know…

Disenfranchised Grief

Disenfranchised Grief

We acknowledge the pain of loss from the death of a parent, spouse, child, or the destruction of a home. These are tangible, recognized losses.  Regretfully, life…

Looking Forward

Looking Forward

Are you ready to start a new chapter in your life?  Are you prepared to move on from painful long-ago memories?  Or, do you feel like quicksand…

Homeschooling — The Three “S’s” to Success

Homeschooling — The Three “S’s” to Success

Just think, only 10 months ago, your kids left home and went to school five days a week!  A building where teachers lectured, your kids worked on…

Burden vs. Load

Burden vs. Load

Has a friend ever come to you with a problem?  He or she is distraught and cries out for your help.  Your first thought, I have to…