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Have You Hugged A Tree Lately?
I’ve read more than once that if you feel like you need to be grounded or if you can’t sleep at night, to go outside and hug a tree…just wrap your arms around it as best you can and for as long as you like. You will feel its energy and you will feel more…
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Thanksgiving Hangover
My Thanksgiving hangover this year is not from too much alcohol but instead from too much of the rich beige foods of traditional Pennsylvania Thanksgivings that my body’s no longer used to and feels sluggish on. That’s not enough to keep me from eating a plate of leftovers this afternoon, though, while we watch the…
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Favorite Thanksgivings
I decided to write a positive piece on Thanksgiving after my last dreary commentary on difficult family dynamics this time of year. I have definitely had some wonderful Thanksgivings. I want to share three that pop into mind when I think about happy Thanksgiving memories. The first one took place in Boston about 30 years…
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When Family Dynamics Trigger You
After all my years of being in therapy and then being a psychotherapist, one would think I would be very adept with difficult relationships. And I am with most. But sometimes with family members, I’m not as objective. There is a lot of history with them. Intellectually, I may understand what is going on, but…
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Are You A Highly Sensitive Person?
Being a highly sensitive person is a real thing. There is more research and personal accounts written about it than you may think. Important to understand for our personal lives as well as in the work place.
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Opening Ballots On Election Day
Yesterday I did my civic duty and spent the majority of my day opening mail-in and absentee ballots for my county. I did think I was going to get paid as we did two years ago but it was fully volunteer. I probably would’ve worked it anyway, but I’ll be honest, I was disappointed to…
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Whichever Way the Wind Blows
It’s a mild Sunday morning So warm I’m doing my morning meditation on the front porch. I’m appreciating the extra hour I slept last night due to turning our clocks back, ending daylight savings. I’m willing the delivery of the Sunday NY Times with my mind. It never arrived last Sunday, the first week of…
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Preparing for Winter While Daydreaming of Florence
It’s been six months since I’ve returned from my two-month stint in Italy. I know that I’ve been lucky to be there as often as I have recently…three weeks last autumn and two months this past winter/spring….but the longing has returned. It has actually been quite beautiful around here of late with the autumnal leaves…
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Where do you get your news?
The other night we watched Trevor Noah being interviewed. As you probably know, he’s leaving The Daily Show to pursue new projects. As expected, the topic of politics and the news came up. He talked about some of his views and mentioned his team of fact-checkers. It reminded me of an interview years ago with…
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A Deep Inner Knowing
Do you ever experience the feeling of knowing deep down in your heart or soul about something? Maybe it’s a feeling or knowing that you are right where you are supposed to be? That things on the outside may look tenuous but you just know that it’s going to be alright. What a comforting feeling…
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