How do you honor someone who is loved when they pass? As rites of passage become more frequent, we need more thoughtful, considered, inspired ways to make it special. Obligatory rituals in sterile settings are not acceptable, being painfully impersonal and disconcerting. Thankfully, options that are simple, personal, and real are being embraced, like in […]
You can’t overestimate the impact of your positive thoughts and actions. You have tremendous power and influence on everything and everyone around you; it creates a ripple outward that impacts thousands. Remember this when you’re inundated with negative news about the impact of people’s greed and hatred. What you do makes a difference and can […]
Sam Quinones’s powerful statement that “community is stronger than any drug” had us spellbound in a talk he gave at the Kentucky Judicial Mental Health Summit. He knows, having researched the fentanyl and meth epidemic for his latest book, ‘The Least of Us, True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and […]
I attended the most love filled, happy wedding. The line “I just want to see you laughing” was what the officiant had them say to each other and then added at the end – “in the purple rain” (Prince), causing everyone to laugh riotously. It was a sweet moment, as the groom is a wonderful […]
The passion and love our leaders communicated in their inspired talks had us spellbound. They were speaking to the graduates of our Mental Health Diversion Court, which I am honored to be a part of. They provided a message for everyone. When Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton congratulated them for their hard work and thanked them […]
I didn’t know I was seeking peace, until it found me. After several weeks of being focused on daunting work expectations, with seven days of presentations on top of my usual responsibilities, I was done. Months earlier I had scheduled a trip to Oaxaca to write my book. Little did I know that it […]
I’m in a warm beautiful place to write on my book. Solchi in Oaxaca , Mexico. Don’t hate me! I was talked into going by a friend who also has a writing project. I thought it was a terrible idea and only at the last minute agree to go. So glad I did. I’m going […]
Just when I thought the art of manners was lost, feeling despair over the rise in violence, watching rudeness on social media, as if it’s a source of pride, the opposite is shown. Manners are still alive and well! It took going to Lee County, Alabama, home of the University of Auburn and Opelika to […]
Growth, after experiencing trauma, is some of the most important, profound and life altering recovery. It’s something you have likely experienced but didn’t know there’s a term for it. I’ve known it myself and have been encouraging it in all aspects of my work. In conducting training on Trauma Informed Care for professionals, there was […]
Boundaries are a necessity and require a hard conversation with those who breach them. Often you have to learn this when you least expect it, when you’re vulnerable and wanting to protect your new growth, like the tender leaves of Spring. I see this with people who are launching something new. They have stopped using […]
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