Finding Harmony In Relationships

I have been aware for years that relationships offer me the greatest  opportunity to grow, and that being said, offer at times the greatest challenges. Recently I have been repeating this mantra to my heart and to my brain. It goes like this: “ When I consciously allow the other person to be who he/sheContinue reading “Finding Harmony In Relationships”

Are You Distracted?

“ Distracted from distraction by distraction” ( T.S. Eliot) Distraction: Something that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else Internal distractions: Thoughts, conflicts, obsessive thinking, and emotional states of being External distractions: Noises, people talking, temperatures, odors, electronics, and technology When I was growing up in the 1950-1960’s I had no internet butContinue reading “Are You Distracted?”

Co-Existing With Grief In The Journey

I have had my share of losses in my lifetime…two romantic partners whom I walked beside as they left this world , all my uncles and aunts except one, all grandparents, both my parents, several devoted cats and dogs, friendships, jobs, homes, and the list is endless.  No one in my educational settings or in myContinue reading “Co-Existing With Grief In The Journey”