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“The Courage of a Caregiver” by Alan Majer
Sometimes the best way to be present at the bedside of a loved one who is ill is to be with them exactly as they are, letting everything you see, hear, and experience be just as it is, without avoiding...
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“Staying Mindful While Facing Cancer”: A Worksheet from Mindful Hub
If you or a loved one is facing cancer, whether it’s an initial diagnosis or a recurrent illness, you might be looking for a respite from the thoughts whirling in your head. “Staying Mindful while...
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And Now…
And now, for some inspired silliness from philosopher Alan Watts: Thanks to Mindful Hub for posting this video in the article “Letting Go Project Day Eleven — Let Go of Great Expectations.” May you...
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Dear Readers, This Year I Want to Write About Happiness
February 1, 2013 Dear Readers, This year I want to write to you about happiness. My happiness, certainly, and that of my cat, Ginsberg, whose fond charms prompted me to write the first Letter of the...
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Dear Readers, I’m Sharing Secrets of My Happiness
Dear Readers, Awhile ago, I wrote a piece for you called Dear Readers, This Year I Want to Write About Happiness. Since then, I’ve been through a storm of painful circumstances that is turning out to...
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Self-Care Diary: Wednesday, 11/20/2013
This is Day Three of my experimental series, Self-Care Diary. For seven days, I’m sharing the things I’m doing to maintain my health and well-being. Then, at the end of the week, I’ll offer some...
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Self-Care Diary: Saturday, 11/23/2013
This is Day Six of my experimental series, Self-Care Diary. For seven days, I’m sharing the things I’m doing to maintain my health and well-being. Then, at the end of the week — tomorrow! — I’ll offer...
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5 New Tips for a More Peaceful Feast: Thanksgiving 2013
Last year I wrote my first Thanksgiving post for you, 5 Tips for a More Peaceful Feast: Thanksgiving 2012. It was a wonderful holiday, full of warmth and laughter. It was also a day full of sorrow,...
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A Gift of Words
If Life Is Sacred, copyright Mary Ann Barton 2013. Glaucus and Scylla (detail) by J. M. W. Turner, oil on panel, 1841, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. “If life is sacred, then each moment is...
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You Are Already There by Dana Snyder-Grant, LICSW
Dana Snyder-Grant. Photo by Jim Snyder-Grant. “Recent and not so recent surveys confirm that a majority of us people over seventy-five keep surprising ourselves with happiness,” writes Roger Angell in...
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New Coping Strategy for the Memory Impaired and Their Caregivers
One of my best tools as a caregiver is the practice of mindfulness. I mention mindfulness today because I’ve just read about a study of mindfulness training as a way to help people with early-stage...
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Find Happiness, Love, and Wisdom Online
Happiness, love, wisdom. Who wouldn’t wish for gifts like this? My sweet gift to myself today is a year-long adventure in savoring the moment — and finding more moments to savor. Beginning in October,...
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The Courage of a Caregiver by Alan Majer
Editor’s note: Sometimes the best way to be present at the bedside of a loved one who is ill is to be with them exactly as they are, letting everything you see, hear, and experience be just as it is,...
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“Staying Mindful While Facing Cancer”: A Worksheet from Mindful Hub
If you or a loved one is facing cancer, whether it’s an initial diagnosis or a recurrent illness, you might be looking for a respite from the thoughts whirling in your head. “Staying Mindful while...
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