Are you over it? I know I am. I’m talking about all the bad news around Covid. I’m done. And I am not alone. The pandemic and economic chaos have had a mind-numbing impact on millions of people across the U.S. and the world. We go from fear and anxiety to listless depression, and the […]
Tag: Resilience
How to Use the 6 Layers of Intimacy to Enhance Your Relationship
“The married are those who have taken the terrible risk of intimacy and having taken it, know life without intimacy to be impossible.” Carolyn Heilbrun What is intimacy? One definition of intimacy is an act or familiar expression serving as a token of congeniality, affection, and love. Another is a close or detailed knowledge of […]
4 Proven Ways to Enrich Your Marriage
Marriage is meant to keep people together, not just when things are good but mainly when not. That’s why we take marriage vows, not wishes. John Thurman We celebrate forty-nine years of marriage this month. In that time, we have had multiple experiences with all the seasons of a marriage. We have experienced some incredible […]
Coronavirus, Toilet Paper, and Fear
How One Practice can Give You Peace in Turbulent Times Coronavirus, Toilet Paper, and Fear, what a crazy title for a crazy time! In this article, I will reveal one practice that can give you peace in turbulent times. It is a practice that resilient people have used for centuries. What a week! Whoever thought […]
How to Handle Criticism – Abraham Lincoln
During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln was greatly respected and greatly reviled. Blamed for plunging this nation into a civil war, he was the president people loved to hate. Those who opposed his views regarding the war and slavery, as well as his efforts to keep them united, were vocal and uninhibited in denouncing him. One […]
Six Steps to Getting Unstuck
One foot in front of the other All that we have is each other One foot in front of the other Walk the Moon Have you ever felt stuck? You started off the year with new goals and refreshed dreams somewhere along the way you became distracted, bogged down, and may be disengaged. I […]
Change or Die: Recalibrate or Stagnate Part 2
What do Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Jamie Fox, and Viola Davis have in common? They reinvented themselves. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, world-famous wrestler to respected film star. Jamie Foxx started out as a standup comic, turned singer with numerous # 1 Billboard hits and Platinum selling albums not to mention […]
Recalibrate or Stagnate: The Choice is Yours!
How are those New Year’s resolutions going? In the interest of full disclosure, I am at about 60%, which, at least for me is not too bad. The New Year is a time when so many of us consider making some changes in our lives; some people are looking to make some small changes others […]