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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! If you are anything like me, it’s easy to see where you want to…

I started a discussion thread on Group Beyond Blue where folks are chatting about their small and big victories. To join the discussion, click here or visit Group Beyond Blue by clicking here. I especially liked this contribution from John D.: I’m at a place in recovery that I never quite imagined I would reach.…

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. On the combox of…

I love this Fresh Living post on where to begin to have some fun. Blogger Valerie Reiss gives you 50 suggestions! Go check them out. Here are a few:  1) Bounce on a trampoline 2) Watch 30 Rock on Hulu.com 3) Make a list of music you’d love to hear live. Get tickets. 4) Pull…

The Huffington Post recently published my post, “12 Things I Learned in High School.” To read the entire post and some interesting comments, click here. It begins …  Yikes. It’s time for my 20-year high-school reunion. I have the wrinkles and the gray hair to prove it. Although I look back and snicker at all…

Just when I think that Beyond Blue is just a bunch of yuppie whining, and the real problems of the world are found in the poverty-stricken corners of Somalia, not in the air-conditioned, spacious family rooms of middle- and upper-class America, I get a reminder from God to keep on talking about the harrowing sadness…

Always go to the funeral is just one of many great rules to live by in NPR’s Collection of “This I Believe” Essays. Here are some of my other favorites: 1. Be Cool to the Pizza Dude Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in humility and forgiveness. I let him cut me…

I went to a funeral service today. The sister of one of Eric’s best friends passed, and it was one of those things that was fell in the gray area: not totally obligatory, but would be appreciated. After assessing everything I had to do this week, and realizing how far behind I already am, I…

I enjoyed Anne Naylor’s “10 Tips for Being the Best You Can Be” on The Huffington Post. To get to the article, click here. Below are excerpts. What do Susan Boyle, Paul Potts and J K Rowling all have in common – apart from they happen to be British? Their success did not come about…

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! Fellow blogger John McManamy is a prolific writer who openly refers to his spirituality,…
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