3 Ways to Handle Christmas Anticipation

One of the biggest holidays of the year is almost here.  Is your to-do list almost your done list? What are you anticipating in the next few days?  Family? Flurry? Stress? Joy? Sadness? Anxiety? How are you handling the “It’s almost here”?  How does anticipation...

3 Joy Books To Add to Your Resources

I am always on the lookout for good resources to add to my book shelf- either literally or digitally. Learning is one of my favorite things to do.  I usually have  stack of books next to my bed or chair that I am reading at a time.  Finishing them is another matter!!...

Wilhemina, My Stress Reduction Cat!

Working two careers gets hectic at times so I’m often on the lookout for stress reduction strategies.  I have found that laughter and pets bring stress reduction and my office companion, Wilhemina,  makes me laugh and has me focus on enjoying the moment. Three days a...

Discovering Hope Can Be An Action

What gives me hope?  What is hope anyway? The dictionary definitions of hope include: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen a person or thing that may help or save someone. a feeling of trust. Or as an action: want something to happen or be...

Being grateful for the darkness

As the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, I grow moodier and darker.  This fall I was hopeful that I would avoid that darker side.  I had made so many changes last winter and spring – added exercise to my routine, gone through talk therapy for an...