Working together, we were experiencing what Nelson Mandela called the multiplication of courage.
Certain respect for resilience and the indefatigable nature of hope. Looking back on our own lives, we can see an endless cycle of crisis and growth.
Her realization that friendships were necessary for happiness,
. . a philosophy that teaches: try to live a life that is not too arduous, not too comfortable, not too difficult, not too grandiose, and not too complicated.
Ambition and Initiative
Breathing properly, meditating, and focusing on the impermanence of all things are healing activities. In fact, some of our most successful psychotherapy incorporates aspects of Buddhism.
Intentionality, or Being Thoughtful about Choices
Monique teaches her daughters the names of the trees, birds, wildflowers, and ornamental plants. She wants them to pay attention to the natural world, which will always be a solace to them, no matter...
Most refugees are here illegally. This also is not true. Most have the proper papers and are desperately seeking to comply with the INS. My INS story about Sadia and her daughter going to Hastings ill...
Newcomers need people from their own culture to orient them to America.
The kinder you are to them the longer they last. Another woman asked, What are you referring to? Then, one by one, the rest of us chimed in, Your knees, Your bank account, Your swimsuit, and Your husb...
Unless carefully managed, a physical disability can become a social and emotional one. I didn’t want to spend my life maintaining my health—I wanted to be fully alive and engaged with the world. I
Verbal Expressiveness One of the most important attributes is simply being able to express one's needs clearly and appropriately.
Culture doesn’t make it easy to sort through this issue.
Anyone who wants to can come to America. This is not true. We have strict rules and quotas on new refugee arrivals.
As a general rule, I don’t talk long to climate change deniers. From sad experience I have learned that it is impossible to change their minds.
As friends or family members and caregivers, we can help a great deal by listening and empathizing with women who are in the thick of it. We can bring them small gifts...and make sure they are invited...
Awareness is an important step in the healing process, but we need not feel conscious of our global problems all the time. Most of the time, we can live as if the world we know will long continue. Con...
Energy and Good Health
Estelle doesn’t wish she were married or had children, but sometimes she does wish she had someone to cook her meals and give her kisses. Instead, she walks Mingus, checks her Facebook, or reads blogs...
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