While there’s lots of information on these topics in the Retreats section of my website, you’ll find even more here in my blog!
The Season of Coming To
My dad loved Christmas, and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t just because it’s a Christian holiday. He was a Presbyterian minister and a kid at heart. Is there a more exciting holiday for Christian—and secular—kids than Christmas? I believe Dad … Continue reading →
World Mental Health Day
If you haven’t been practicing self-care lately, now is another opportunity to get in the groove and develop the good habit of doing so—Saturday, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. This year it’s particularly critical for taking time to … Continue reading →
Know Your Psychological First Aid
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a voice of decency, civility, and moderation and a strong advocate for all people. She was especially passionate about women’s rights, and it is telling that her appointment as only the second woman to sit … Continue reading →
Is Resilience Overrated?
In the June 2 post I quoted the definition of resilience from a Psychology Today article as “the psychological quality that allows some people to be knocked down by the adversities of life and come back at least as strong … Continue reading →
Thrive on Purpose
This past week the world lost a great artist and role model to cancer. The actor Chadwick Boseman had portrayed in film and television many significant Black figures of our time who broke molds, including the athlete Jackie Robinson (first … Continue reading →
Forward Into Light
The past five months have been fraught with chaos on many levels, internally and externally. For this reason I decided to take a summer break from newsletter writing, but I haven’t taken a break from writing. This summer I’ve been … Continue reading →
Resilience in the Time of Crisis
What would you do if an injured loved one was hundreds of miles away from home and needed to get back but had no means to do so? Living in a rural area in one of India’s poorest states, 15-year-old … Continue reading →
Writing Through Crisis and Other Well-being Practices
Why do I write? The question was recently posed to me and other guest writers on Christi Craig’s blog. One of the gifts writing provides is the power of transformation. At a young age I discovered that writing about difficult … Continue reading →
Moral March and Mindfulness
Last week I discussed my new blog topic, Foresight 2020, which will explore some of the ideas many great thinkers and leaders are putting forward to promote thriving societies. My hands are currently full with a lot of things (new … Continue reading →
Earth Day Goes Digital in the Age of COVID
Earth Day is this week, and I’ve been thinking about how the pandemic, although a big-time bummer for us at the moment, has been a boon for the planet. I’ve seen pre-lockdown and post-lockdown pictures around the world of improved … Continue reading →