If you followed a trail of the majority of your time, money and energy, at the end you would find what is most important to you in life. What we find at the end of this trail can be good or bad. Sometimes it is something bad disguised as something good. And sometimes what we […]
Published in the Southwest Orlando Bulletin 5/2012 Efficiency, productivity and achievement are hallmarks of society. Many people feel that if they are not doing or producing something they are being lazy. The word relaxation often has a negative connotation in today’s world.
I could write at length about what I have experienced in my various relationships over the years. Instead, I am going to try to extract from my past and current relationships the most important things I have learned.
Relationships can be highly rewarding or extremely difficult. Sometimes, they are both of these things at the same time. There is no question human beings long to connect with others, be loved and feel a sense of belonging in the world. However, life does not come with a relationship manual. Much of what we learn […]
Years ago I was having dinner with a friend. The time of year was spring. I asked her how she was doing and she replied, “I have been feeling depressed”. She shared that over the last couple years she noticed that in the spring she starts to feel down. My friend does not have Bipolar […]
By the year 2020, the World Health Organization predicts that depression will be the second leading cause of reduced life expectancy due to suicide and to other related medical conditions, like heart disease (Preston, 2011). Depression can occur any time of year, including the spring. As the air turns warmer and flowers bloom, people may […]
Years ago when working with trauma patients, a colleague told me that she never expected her clients to forgive their perpetrators. I knew what she meant. Some of the things we are forced to experience in this life are so tragic there is no foreseeable way a person could forgive. And yet, people still find […]
Forgiveness: 1) to give up resentment of or claim to requital for, 2) to grant relief from payment of, 3) to cease to feel resentment against (Merriam-Webster). I propose that most people have at least one person in their lives they find difficult to forgive. Some people we think we can never forgive, and others […]
The older I become the more I realize there is much I do not know about etiquette. For example, growing up my parents were usually the hosts of big holiday parties. The guests always brought gifts when they came to dinner, but being young I never noticed. Only in my early adult years did I […]
Treat others as you want them to treat you. Most of us know the Golden Rule, even if we do not practice it as often as we should. This rule encourages us to treat others with the dignity and respect humanity deserves. By doing this, we aim to inspire others to act in positive ways […]
