Posts Tagged: peace

Holiday Mental Health

December 22nd, 2011
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The holidays are all around us and sometimes it feels as though the songs, the decorations and even the food are reminders of the beloved people we lost.

This time of year can be especially difficult for those of us in search of a place of peace.  We quietly ache for the presence of a particular person we loved and grieve for while we also try to live in this season of celebration.

If you feel as though you are at that point of bearing too much, it’s okay to take a break from your … Read More

Buddha Truth

October 10th, 2011
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Three things cannot be long hidden:  the sun,  the moon  and the truth.                                  — Buddha… Read More

Light A Candle

October 4th, 2011
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Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,  and the life of the candle will not be shortened.   Happiness never decreases by being shared. — Buddha… Read More

Gratitude

August 26th, 2011
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In her best-selling book Simple Abundance, author Sarah Ban Breathnach recommends spending a few minutes each morning and evening listing five things for which you are grateful. Once a day is good enough for me but at the end of a particularly great or horrendous day you might want to think again about some of the unexpected things that happened to you. Focusing on the positive aspects of life is what’s it’s all about.  After a week that started with me taking my son back to college for his senior year in New York City, then an unprecedented 5.8 earthquake… Read More