Looking at the Bright Side of Life

  • By LECS Counselor
  • 21 Jan, 2016
As you go about your daily life, you may not realize how much impact the power of your thoughts can have on your actions. Imagine waking up at 6:30 in the morning, feeling refreshed and energized after a great night’s sleep. The sun is out,...
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You Make Me Feel

  • By LECS Counselor
  • 16 Jan, 2016
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. -Viktor Emil Frankl, Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, author and Holocaust survivor So, you make me feel… Nope. Sorry. You don’t make me feel anything. This is a...
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We All Want to be Heard

  • By LECS Counselor
  • 11 Jan, 2016
“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as being heard.” William Hazlitt Do you ever find yourself listening to someone, but not really focusing on what they are saying? Instead, you’re thinking of what you want to tell them about yourself...
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Fostering Connection — The Personal Side

  • By Yolanda Brailey
  • 06 Jan, 2016
In the practical blog on this subject, I asked you to take inventory of your current connections and ask yourself this question: “Do I regularly engage in activities that foster mental, emotional, spiritual and physical connection in my life?” Not long after typing that...
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Fostering Connection — The Practical Side

  • By Yolanda Brailey
  • 01 Jan, 2016
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? If you are an introvert, you energize yourself by spending time alone. Extroverts, on the other hand, feel refreshed and rejuvenated after spending time with others. Personally, I think I am almost equal parts introvert and extrovert....
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Inside Out & Lost and Confused

  • By LECS Counselor
  • 26 Dec, 2015
Watching the Disney PIXAR movie Inside Out, I was reminded of my work with children. They experience the world in such different ways than adults. Children have feelings and emotions that they may not understand and cannot put into words. To them, these feelings...
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