Mindful Presence
Can’t keep your New Year’s resolutions? Try being kind to yourself
"Why is it so hard to stick to resolutions that require us to make effective or lasting changes? I would [...]
Food For Life
Great time to try pickling – 4th in a series
Are you a care partner at home during the pandemic - with no respite and no relief in sight? This [...]
Creating Community
This mask-wearing appeal could work better than shaming
"Emphasizing the act of protecting others may help people who would otherwise be reluctant to practice COVID protection to feel [...]
Mindful Presence
How to use habit science to help you keep your New Year’s resolution
"The key to mastering habits is to understand how difficult it is to simply will them away. But you can [...]
Mindful Presence
A Good Time to Recall This Geriatrician’s 2017 Words About Living With Dementia
In January 2017, Geriatrician Al Power, MD, wrote for ChangingAging.org on the subject, “Living Well with Dementia: What It Means, [...]
Mindful Presence
Living more deeply by nourishing our insights
“We have to nourish our insight into impermanence every day. If we do, we will live more deeply, suffer less, [...]
Mindful Presence
Great time to try: learning to draw – 3rd in a series
Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on [...]
Mindful Presence
Psychology offers 5 ways to help keep your new year’s resolutions
"A common mistake is being overly ambitious with our new year resolutions. It’s best to prioritise goals and focus on [...]
Creating Community
New Year’s resolution tips for 2021: Focus on getting to the end of COVID-19
"The future has become less predictable, which also means that setting long-term goals is much more difficult. It’s hard to [...]
Mindful Presence
Great time to try: travel writing from the home – 2nd in a series
Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on [...]
Creating Community
How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic
"Humans, Boccaccio seems to be saying, can think of themselves as upstanding and moral – but unawares, they may show [...]
Mindful Presence
Retrospective from this side of the mountain
A wrap-up of some of the highlights of recent weeks follows... Words that resonate: I’m not afraid December 16th, [...]