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Category Archives: hope
When Your “I” Breaks
What wants to unfold in you? Where do you find your joy? What are you afraid of not playing out before you leave this life? Continue reading
Posted in animals, authenticity, awakening, co-creating, connection, conscious living, creativity, dog friendly, education, Empaths, friends, hope, Inspiration, law of attraction, mental health, mental health and children, NAMI, pets, relationships, resilience, self love, self-care, service, spiritual, Synchronicity, therapy dogs, trauma, writing
Tagged bliss, connection, friendship, inspiration, joy, light, love, musical theater, routines, shadow, Shine, synchronicity, trauma
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High Tides, Low Tides
Stroke, prostate cancer, and a new way to be in the world. That’s 2022. Continue reading
Posted in animals, awakening, cancer, co-creating, connection, conscious living, dog friendly, dreams, Empaths, health, healthy living, hope, Inspiration, intuition, nature, pets, resilience, self love, self-care, stroke, Synchronicity, writing
Tagged connection, conscious living, Dana Point, health, labrador retrievers, prostate cancer, stroke
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All of It
I love the rain because it fulfills every fantasy I have as a writer. Well, maybe not every fantasy. It is, though, a magnetic mood setter to my space: a comfy un-ergonomically friendly position on the couch under my eggplant … Continue reading
Phew!
That’s what I have to say about this crowdfunding gig. At first, I was just going to copy and paste one of the other 4 blogs I wrote here for this crowdfunding campaign that went live this morning and then … Continue reading
Posted in Crowdfunding, early onset bipolar disorder, facing your fears, healthy living, hope, Inspiration, mental health, mental health and children, NAMI, NAMI Basics, recovery, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged #acrazythought, acrazythoughtdoc, blogging, Crowdfunding, facing fears, inspiration, transitional youth, youthmentalhealth
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New Butterfly Adventures
When is the last time you can remember having that butterflies dancing in your belly feel? You know, first kiss status? Or right before you’re about to jump out of a plane for the first time? Or just about anything … Continue reading
Hope For Our Babies: #LetsDoThis
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Meade I … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, belief systems, beliefs, bipolar disorder, conscious living, early onset bipolar disorder, education, facing your fears, hope, Inspiration, mental health, mental health and children, NAMI, NAMI Basics, parenting, Parents and Teachers as Allies, positive attitude, psychiatric, recovery, resilience, United Advocates for Children & Families
Tagged anxiety, bipolar disorder, children and mental health, depression, Hope for Our Babies, NAMI, NAMI Basics, parenting, prodromal, recovery
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Team Tolerant
I sit here brokenhearted. Just after last call this morning, the most deadly shooting in US history…50 killed, 53 hospitalized (so far) at Pulse, an Orlando nightclub. My husband saw the news on his feed as he waited in the car … Continue reading
Posted in belief systems, facing your fears, healthy living, hope
Tagged compassion, Einstein, embrace difference, Ghandi, hate, LGBTQ, love, mass shooting, most deadly shooting, Orlando, Princess Diana, Pulse, Team Tolerant
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Tap it Out: De-Stress for Free in Minutes
Part of today’s offering is a rehash of an earlier blog. It’s timely because we’re in a space right now (think economy, politics, Saturn, SATs/ACTs–okay, maybe the last one just applies to our house) where our control is limited. In … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, co-creating, coaching, conscious living, facing your fears, healthy living, hope, relaxation, subconscious
Tagged ACT, Emotional Freedom Technique, Hillary, Political stress, Reiki, SAT, stress, Tapping, The Donald
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Collaboration, Consensus and Connection
Each child is so unique, so precious. My youngest boy (nearly an adult at this point) is a post-modern leader. He, like Nelson Mandela, leads from behind. He’s all about consensus and the group. He has never been the kid … Continue reading
Cage Makers
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson (The Great) Once upon a time there was a cage. The cage was stuffed full of unhappy people. … Continue reading