Our brains are wired to want more. So, in our wanting more we often lose sight of what we already have in our lives. There is a reason that are brains are wired to always want more; it’s what gives us the motivation to continue to set goals, move forward and strive to make change....
Often when we are overwhelmed with negative situations, we might ask the big why questions, “Why me?” “Why do we have to go through this?” Often the search for the answers leads to more stress and difficult emotions. At this point it can be easy to go to that place of blame or putting ourselves...
Wrapping up our team’s 30-Day Self-Care Challenge during April, some themes emerged that are important to keep in mind when you are thinking about some of the things that you need in order to create greater wellness in your life. Following are 7 Must Have’s In A Self-Care Toolkit: Exercise/Movement – in any form is...
The recent Bell Let’s Talk Day is such a great way to kick off the year and spread the word that talking about mental health is an important part of creating safe space, and to give a message that we really are all in this together! We all have mental health, even though some may...
Mental health intersects with every one of our societies most critical current issues – an increase in poverty, homelessness, human trafficking, substance and online misuse, bullying, mental health-related hospital emergency visits. Mental health is imperative to a person’s overall well-being and today there is a plethora of research to support this, “Mental illness is increasingly...
With Thanksgiving upon us, we are called to think about the things in our lives for which we are grateful; of course, it’s in the name! We all know that being thankful is important; most of us are taught this as a fundamental value at a young age. There are the typical things to be...
It’s incredible the path we have to walk sometimes to get to the right place. Finding a place of ok-ness within ourselves can be a difficult journey if we feel that life has given us a lot to deal with or that we have made decisions that have had a negative impact. The feelings that...
While out running errands one day, I was gifted with two acts of kindness within about a 5-minute time span! One person offered for me to go ahead of him in line as I had fewer items than he did – I very much appreciated his thoughtfulness. The second person waited and held the door...
As my eye caught a squirrel out the window one day, I found myself fascinated as I stood and watched it very busily digging something out of the grass. My fascination with it reminded me of a time when my husband and I visited Sedona, Arizona for our 20th wedding anniversary. We were in awe...
“Often when we think about making the world a better place, it conjures up images of people who are doing great things in a big way! However, it really is simple acts of kindness from the heart in everyday moments that count. Not only do these small things add up, but each act, in itself,...
