Posts Tagged ‘Mindfulness’


Thoughts are Not Facts

We all have thoughts that come and go throughout our day.  In fact, 98% of what we thought yesterday we will think today and tomorrow.  Some of those thoughts we may be aware of  however, most of those thoughts may be in the backdrop of our mind and we aren’t even aware that they are…[ Read the full article ]

Live Your Life Facing Your Death

Michael Singer says, “Learn to live as though you are facing death at all times and you’ll become bolder and more open.” (Singer 2007)  Most of us will not have the luxury of knowing when we will take our last breath. If we live life fully, we will not have regrets when we do die. We…[ Read the full article ]

New Solutions to Old Problems

Dialectical Behavior Therapy:  Providing Acceptance, Validation and Support By Jacqui Schlund, Assistant Director & Training Coordinator Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a highly effective treatment and a source of hope for many individuals. (Linehan, 2006) It is a nonjudgmental, acceptance-based treatment. This means how you feel, are responding or have responded in the past makes perfect…[ Read the full article ]

The Holiday is here – Be Present

As I write this blog, I am not in my usual “quiet” space that I love to retreat to in order to reflect and write.  I am sitting at my counter awaiting the timer to go off to finish up the last of my tea rings that my husband and I bake to take around…[ Read the full article ]

Be Present While Living

In our western culture we have been conditioned to work hard, keep busy, get things done and keep moving. We keep our schedules in overdrive maxed out in activities often not shutting the noise down in our environment with something constantly stimulating us. We work from morning to night without a break crossing things off…[ Read the full article ]