Affirmations and Morning Pages
By the time you are reading this, Friday September 11, 2020 will be fading in the rear-view mirror. The 9-11 numbers remind me of a confusing, unbelievable moment that dramatically […]
Positive Obsessions – as published in the Rocky Mountain Outlook, Sept 3, 2020
First, a poem by American writer Octavia Butler from Parable of the Talents: Kindness eases change.Love quiets fear.And a sweet and powerfulPositive obsessionBlunts pain,Diverts rage,And engages [...]
August 2020: Quick List Of Fifteen Gratitudes
I have been invited to submit a week’s worth of Gratitudes to Steve Foran for his company blog. Three grats per day for five days. Since my listing of Gratitudes […]
Kindness: it’s communicable
I remember June Callwood’s visit to Banff in the mid ’90’s. She was speaking at The Whyte Museum one evening and is the first public figure who impressed on me […]
Strength of character – got a training plan for your Gratitude muscles? July 22, 2020
Can you identify your top ‘Character Strengths’? To be a character strength, the trait must meet criteria such as: the opposite of a negative trait; valued by society; widely [...]
(Re)Connection – 4 sessions. 28 days.
Note: The time has been changed to 11AM Thursdays for The (Re)Connection Series. Psychologist, gratitude researcher and author Robert Emmons states, “The act of writing your blessings [...]
Cortisol Recalibration – as published in the Rocky Mountain Outlook, June 4, 2020
I am so grateful for grassroots leadership that is showing up across the country. Leadership is demonstrated when someone sees something that needs changing – and they find a way […]
Creatively reframing – May 29, 2020
It’s hard. Actually, it’s really hard to have been in a position where I knew I could help leverage resources into our community and now to be sitting as a […]