This past week, my colleague and I presented our teacher’s inservice on mindfulness to a group of preschool teachers. We shared with them many activities they can use to teach mindfulness to their 3- and 4-year-olds. The teachers loved what we shared with them, and I want to share some things here with you as…
Think back to the last time you were in a bad mood. Do you think it was “caused” by something around you that was going on? Chances are, you probably do. But I’m going to share a story that will illustrate that it is actually the exact opposite of what you might think. Our bad…
No matter how hard you try, it is impossible to be grateful and depressed. ~ Robert Holden The other day my teenage daughter was feeling mopey, down and basically hormonal. She had no energy and could find nothing fun or exciting in her day. I tried everything I could think of to help…
We are about halfway through my kids’ official first week of summer break from school in my house. Their last days were respectively, last Thursday and Friday. By Friday night, I was already feeling antsy and restless. This restless feeling is not at all unusual for me, but it is highly unusual less than 8…
