Coping with Summertime Sadness

Coping with Summertime Sadness

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Sunshine, vacations, playing outside, pool time and parties. Summer conjures a celebratory energy and a lightness of being. It’s a time to revel in the moment and savor the sweetness of life. Unless it’s not. While summer can bring hope and happiness after...
Let It Be: Lessons from the Solar Eclipse

Let It Be: Lessons from the Solar Eclipse

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Let it be! This is the message being shouted at me as I reflect on my experience with “The Great American Eclipse” on April 8, 2024.  I first heard about the eclipse at some point during the fall of 2023. Having witnessed totality back in 2017 I was eager...
Feeling Blue But Don’t Know Why?

Feeling Blue But Don’t Know Why?

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Have you ever been going about your business, putting away groceries or brushing your teeth or something, and found yourself suddenly crying? Or lying in bed at night struggling to fall asleep because you’re experiencing overwhelming anxiety? Have you found...
New Year’s Realizations

New Year’s Realizations

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Is it me or have the last few years been exceptionally challenging? Does it seem to you like reality feels more and more trite with each passing year? Maybe this sense is a symptom of middle age? In any case, I find myself having a harder time getting on board with...