Embracing the Giant Pause IV

While flowers are starting to bloom along with budding trees, many of us continue to be confined to shelter in place restrictions.  There is still of a sense of pause, when we consider how to proceed with work, family routines or connections in our outside world.  For some areas, getting back to the “new normal” with places starting to reopen requires […]

Whether to Consider the Weather…

When I was a kid in Ohio, Wally Kinnan was the weatherman on the local news show.  I had an affinity toward his presentation of the weather with his felt board and the different cartoon like symbols of sun, rain and snow.  His demeanor was calm, cool and collected no matter what the skies overhead […]

Finding a Better Feeling Thought

In recent blogs we have talked about the power of our thoughts and their effect on how we feel. It’s one of those good news / bad news situations. If happiness is available to us at any moment through the power of our minds, why does it sometimes seem so hard to do? When thoughts run […]

What’s In Your Suitcase?

I like to travel. In fact, very often if a friend hasn’t seen me for awhile, the first question is usually “Barb, where have you been lately?” While others love to go shopping for things, if I have any extra money, it will go towards transportation somewhere, more than anything else.  I really do like […]

The Magic of Mindfulness

Is Mindfulness just a buzzword?  A simple Google search of the term returns over 134,000,000 results!  With thousands of blogs, articles, websites, magazines, even apps for our devices, it’s easy to believe we’ve heard enough about the topic.  It might seem mindfulness is just another fad or passing trend. On the contrary, I believe it is […]