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 altered my [...]
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 is solidly based on the [...]
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 with absolute [...]
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 to take [...]
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 spectator during this [...]
