On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! Something transpired in the last two days that I’m almost too embarrassed to write…

In addition to joining Facebook, I also built a website (with Eric’s help) because, well, I saw that all the other rats had them and I didn’t, so I thought I should have one. Here it is: www.thereseborchard.com. You can see the cover of my memoir coming out in April of 2009: “Beyond Blue: Surviving…

I can see why Gretchen Rubin’s blog and website are so popular. She translates abstract theories and philosophies into simple language, mines the biographies of spiritual masters for happiness tools, and is basically a user-friendly happiness manual in one stop. I especially enjoyed, of course, her post on St. Therese, and how studying and imitating…

On Fridays I will address a question related to depression and find the answer from an expert. If you have a question you want answered, please ask it on the combox of this post, and I’ll try my best to do some research and feature it in an upcoming Friday post. A few Fridays ago,…

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