How to REALLY Help a Friend (27 Tips)
Last night, I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, surrounded by complete strangers at our local community center. I was at an event focused on offering peer-to-peer support to friends in…
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Poem on Grief
If you or someone you know lost a loved one, or you are looking for a reading for a funeral or memorial service, I’ve written this poem on grief and…
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I Want to Remember THIS ~ a 9/11 Tribute
I walked across the lawn to our neighbor’s house to see if he had heard the news. The sun was shining, the sky a gorgeous blue. The most important memories…
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If You Feel Physically, Mentally and Emotionally Tired
22 Ways to Boost Your Positive Energy Have you ever gone through a time when you felt physically, mentally and emotionally tired? Maybe you’re even feeling that way now. At…
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13 Tips on How to Comfort a Friend in Need
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have…
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Finding Sunlight in Song
This week, I’ve been thinking of something that happened in my childhood. When I was young, probably around age seven, there were two younger friends in our neighborhood, probably both…
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Stealing in the Night: A Poem For You
If I didn’t know any better I would think they were trying to get away with something Stealing in the night Hiding. Isn’t that what we all do? When we…
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Could Burnout Be Your Next Big Idea Calling?
So here’s a strange thing. All of the sudden, this weekend, I started redecorating and cleaning our house. Obsessively. And I wasn’t writing as much. It’s as if a switch…
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I Couldn’t Stop Shaking
I had no idea my violin bow could move like that. And not in a good way. It was shaking up and down, literally bouncing off my strings as my…
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Letting Go with the Moon
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” ~Allen Ginsberg I don’t know if this happens to you, but every once in a while, something big distracts me and takes…
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Good News! Meditation Replaces Detention
“Children have more need of models than of critics.” ~Joseph Joubert In the pursuit of finding positive news stories that can make us feel good about the world, here’s one…
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Where Is Your Happy Place?
After my father died several years ago, I often went to the Bay and sat on a low, flat rock by the water’s edge. My body was too heavy with…
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