JANUARY: #hopeforlight
Everyone, everywhere is feeling inundated with feelings of fear and grief over heartbreaking news, images, and stories―the kind that make you gasp and feel overcome with hopelessness.
FEBRUARY: Relational Generosity
There are easy ways to show you care about someone. You happily meet someone’s needs because the emotional gain out-measures the cost.
MARCH: Siblings, Rivalry, Camaraderie, and Being an Only Child
Whether shaped by the camaraderie of siblings or the solitude of being an only child, our family systems mold us into the individuals we become.
APRIL: Unselfing
Consider the mind as an attention machine. An untrained mind struggles to focus its attention, lacking the discernment to notice what is relevant right now, and gearing up to notice only that.
MAY: Human Angels
There are moments when someone comes into your life at precisely the right time and says or does precisely the right thing.
JUNE: Guilt Trips
A guilt trip is a manipulation of another’s feelings to make others feel bad or sorry.
JULY: Silly, Playful, Colorful, Joyful
There was that year when my mother turned used ribbons, thin paper plates, and gold-painted plastic grapes into a celebration.
AUGUST: Developing a Thicker Skin
It's so important to allow ourselves to be sensitive. Rejection and humiliation hurt.
SEPTEMBER: Frenemies
We know that we should avoid wicked and two-faced people as much as possible.
OCTOBER: Energy of a Home
Everything and everybody entering your home leaves a footprint of energy.
NOVEMBER: Bad Days
We all have days from time to time when it feels like the world is against us or the chaos we are experiencing will never end.
DECEMBER: A Winter Solstice Ritual
On December 21, the sun travels its shortest path through the sky.