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Beyond Yourself: Finding Ground in Grief During Autumn
Continue Reading: Beyond Yourself: Finding Ground in Grief During AutumnAutumn carries with it a unique duality—a beauty that invites reflection and a reminder of inevitable change. Leaves shift from vibrant greens to fiery reds and golds, daylight wanes, and …
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How Do You Find Courage in The Face of Fear?
Caregivers know how to find courage in the face of fear, developing the strength to persevere and overcome challenges in their vital role. Learn more. Continue Reading
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Energy
I spent a bit of mindful energy this morning looking around at the beauty of the gardens here at the Iris Respite House & Healing Gardens. Some rain storms have … Continue Reading
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How To Protect Your Peace: Setting Boundaries & Knowing Yourself
In thinking about this month’s focus, “Protecting Your Peace,” I began MY life. What does it mean to “protect your peace?” Protecting your peace often starts by identifying what’s weighing … Continue Reading
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Finding Meaning in Life
I am an early riser. Most mornings, I awake before the sun and I sit and sip my coffee or tea and listen to the sounds of nature. Right now, … Continue Reading
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The Ability to Pivot
The ability to pivot in tough situations is a hallmark of resilience and is worth focusing on this month as winter changes to spring. Blossoms are plenty this time of … Continue Reading
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Gifts of the Spring Equinox
Ever had to begin again? Start anew? It’s a lot of hard work, isn’t it? Leaving the past behind. But it’s a time effervescent with possibility. A newness to be … Continue Reading
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Reluctancy
Leonard Cohen, from his song, Anthem, once said: “there is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” I find this to be fascinating. As we … Continue Reading
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Selflessness
Listening to the news, no matter what channel, often portrays the opposite of selflessness. With crime and war being reported around the clock, political slandering of one candidate or another, … Continue Reading
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Inspiration
I woke this morning, January 1, 2024, to a small covering of snow. After the rain that our area endured during the Christmas season, I found this to be inspiring. … Continue Reading
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2024: Empowering Family Caregivers through All Seasons
Happy New Year! Every new year brings remembrance, review, and resolutions; it also brings change. The change can be small, such as writing a different year on financial documents, to … Continue Reading
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Journey
The holiday season helps us reminisce and reflect. Traditionally, it is about migrating and moving into a new year; about evaluating and setting resolutions for change. Thoughts and questions under … Continue Reading
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Notes from the Garden: The Tree of Life
December Plant of the Month: Tree of Life doTERRA Essential Oil of the Month: Clary Sage If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like trees. – Rainer … Continue Reading