As the holiday season rapidly approaches you may find yourself wondering what sort of mixed bag you’ll be receiving.
Can you guess what I am referring to when I say “mixed bag?”
Many are bracing themselves, others are waiting with open arms while others have no thoughts whatsoever on the matter.
The contents of the bags which I refer to may dictate how your holidays pan out. Will they be a delight or a disaster? Read More
Boo! Boo! I am thinking of you!
Tell me who you would want to come through.
Connect with them now, connect with them often.
They may be ‘gone’ but they’re not forgotten.
They think of you also and want you to reach out.
Give it a try – erase all your doubt.
Ask what you want to, don’t hesitate,
We have only now, so why would you wait?
It’s the little things in life that make the biggest impacts and often go unnoticed; it’s the little things in life that bring the greatest amount of joy.
Have you been missing out on the little things in life, on the receiving and giving of the little things?
It’s no surprise, if after pausing to think about that question, you find yourself replying “well yes, I do believe I am.”
So much is happening all at once. We’ve got so much to do, so many places to go, people who depend upon us, oodles of responsibilities requiring our attention, and to top it off we are constantly inundated with “instant everything”.
Main stream media, social media, media, media, media coming at us 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We are spending less time with our families and more time and money on fast food takeout. As a country we spend 10% of our annual income ($110 billion dollars a year collectively) on fast food. Operative word fast. Read More
This cartoon I recently came across gave me pause. Yes, it demonstrates a sense of levity but it also demonstrates truth.
It got me thinking about the number of times, throughout my years of counseling, I have been asked why. Why did my loved one cross the proverbial road and leave me? Why did my loved one get sick and die? Why did I not have a chance to say goodbye?
It also got me thinking about how these whys pertain to not only to people but our animals. Loss is loss. Grief is grief. And while, at the time of the death of a loved one we may not all be like the cool, calm, collected rooster speaking at the funeral, we can take comfort in knowing that our loved one who has crossed over to the other side remains accessible and open to connect. That’s a transformation in which we can revel and find comfort. Read More
“Talking until you are blue in the face, Stubborn as a mule, Too close minded to take it in, Set in their ways”… I’m sure you have heard it all before.
You attempt to offer guidance or advice – make your voice heard or get your point across all to no avail. It feels next to impossible to mend, develop or nurture a relationship with anyone if you are unable to see eye to eye. But is it?
Sure, if you do not have a pathway to open communication it can feel like all is for naught, you will never reach common ground. What is left unaddressed usually festers and the divide widens, leaving one party feeling alone and bereft. What are you supposed to do? Read More
I hope you will enjoy a Free Bird Times news article I wrote about my Dad, ‘Woody’ in June of 2007.
Although he passed in 2018, he continues to impart his wisdom.
May your Dad, wherever he may be, continue to inspire, support and love you.
It might surprise those who know me to hear me say I do not intend to expound upon the healthy benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables, despite that being one of the lessons my father taught me’. What I prefer to touch upon is something my father has been teaching me my entire life, and the one which has impacted me on the deepest level … the lesson of positive thinking and living. Read More
You do not have to give birth to a child to be a mother. You do not have to have children to be a mother. You can begin with you and expand out to mother others.
If you think about the qualities your mother possesses or possessed, her special traits and effortless actions, you will find that you, too, can mother others even if there are no human children involved.
When thinking about my mother, Leah, the first quality of hers which comes to my mind is compassion. There is no time like the present to shower others with your compassion. The world as we know it is in need of much more compassion and understanding. Read More
If April showers bring May flowers, what does May bring? Mothers. May brings mothers. Many, many mothers, here and in the afterlife. Mothers offering messages. And what better way do we have to honor our mothers then to remember and celebrate them.
How do you remember and celebrate yours and does it make a difference whether they are with you in the physical form or not?
Our mothers gave us life, as their mothers gave them life and so on along our ancestral line. What a gift! One would like to believe it is only fitting to honor one’s mother in any way that reflects your gratitude and appreciation.
Conveying your gratitude can be quite simple. Read More
Imagine yourself being pulled from all sides, in conflict with your siblings as to where your father’s ashes are to be scattered. Wanting to make the right decision, you schedule a reading with a medium, hoping your Dad will come through to guide you. And comes through he does, with humor, guidance and love…lots of love.
He also came through delivering another message… one which neither of us expected to hear, one which put everything into perspective. During this session with my client, while deliberating whether his ashes should be scattered in the forest, in the ocean, in a river, I received a simply stated message, “It’s a moot point.” It was beautifully delivered, packaged in love and tied with a chuckle. (His energy was incredibly fascinating!) I, too, chuckled. Then I realized the value of the gift we had just received. Read More
Levels of stress, anxiety, worry, sadness and anger among women worldwide are at a 10-year high, according to a new report.
In one of the largest studies on women’s well-being, analytics firm Gallup and medical tech company Hologic, Inc. teamed up to survey over 66,000 women in 122 countries around the world.
Study authors found 43% of respondents said they experienced worry in 2021, 41% reported feeling stress, 32% reported feeling sadness, and 26% reported feeling anger.*
Can you relate to the results of that study? Do you find your levels of stress have increased over the past couple of years and if so, do you find your levels of worry have also increased? An increase of stress or worry certainly increases your chances of feeling sad or angry. These feelings can manifest into depression, rage and even physical ailments.
What’s a woman (or person) to do?
