Resilience: Can You Learn It?
I had not noticed resilience in myself until I'd lived with illness for a decade. When I recognized it, I sensed this would help me create a satisfying life while living with chronic health problems.
When I became a parent, I wanted to nurture resilience in my children. I seriously believed that my daughters needed to SEE this behavior in me. This became a key motivator for me. Funny thing happened. I got better at being resilient to my health problems -- and other parts of my life -- with practice.
How to Make a Good Marriage Better
You know what they say if something is moving along without any major hurdles - ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ But your marriage may not yet have reached its full potential. Believe it or not, you can change boring routines and improve your relationship.
According to the field of interpersonal neurobiology, our brains are constantly changing. And that is impacted by how we interact daily. Loving relationships can alter the brain circuits that shape memories and emotions. Think about the immediate attraction when you first fell in love. This alchemy continues throughout life, and how we treat each other matters. Read More
Questions to Unearth Your Wisdom
Wonder how to unearth solutions to your most vexing problems? Don't have a sage to give you the answers?
Often the answers are inside you. You just need to pull them out.
10 Ways to Make Change Happen
“Things do not change, we do.” Henry David Thoreau
This short statement is a call to action that labels us as personally responsible for the directions our lives take. If life is different than we wish it to be, merely waiting for something to change is like hoping to complete a marathon while keeping our feet planted at the starting line. Any scientist will tell you that change requires action. Many people know that they want change, but feel as though they are stagnant, uninspired or even stuck. It is not uncommon to want change, but often we feel stuck because we have a muddled vision of what specific change will point us toward our desired outcomes. Read More
Dream Your Way to Success
Lucid Dreaming: the benefits
What if you could close your eyes and enter a dream world of your choosing? A place where you were consciously aware of your surroundings, whether flying through the sky or having lunch with Marilyn Monroe.