Feelings of belonging, building a community of support, having fun, loving and feeling loved; these are some of the strongest predictions of life long health.
Trying to figure out what you would like 2015 to look like? Here are 3 Tips for setting up your Wish List for 2015 and sticking to it!! 1. Brainstorm-write down all your intentions for 2015: Goals, dreams, wishes for your Best Life. Make it fun, put together a collage as a family of what you see your dream life or dream family to be. Write down your Personal Goals for...
This is a picture of my Mom and I at Indian Neck in Wellfleet. My mom is 80 years old and is more vibrant now than ever. She is a shining example of a Caregiver Par Excellence!!! She was married for 58 years to my dad, having gotten married when she was 20 and moved from her parents house to being married to my dad. The last 2-1/2 years of their marriage, my dad was on...
September is the season for the kids going back to school, students starting or returning to college or graduate school and parents to design a new schedule for the academic year. While it can be very hectic, it can also be a wonderful season of new beginnings as we carve out a brand new schedule for the year! It is often a season when the days are warm and nights increasingly cooler...
Meet Gilda the Silly Witch…at least that is what I affectionately call her! I saw her while traveling through Maine one day this fall and I couldn’t help but laugh and enjoyed the silliness of the moment!! Don’t you just love the fall, it is full of fun and silliness, especially when it comes to Halloween and fall activities! From apple and pumpkin picking, to hikes in the woods...
This is a picture of my dear friends at work who I have worked with for many years on our inpatient Medical Oncology floor. Katrina was our Chaplain par Excellence who had creative ways of meeting patients spiritual needs when they were critically ill as well as nurture and nourish the Health Care Professionals who cared for them! Betty Ann is our Attending RN and has been working on...
I am not a crafty person. My sister Laurie is. Even as a teen I was amazed how she could sew together a stuffed bunny rabbit, pictured here…and still so so cute, or make her own lamp shade for an existing lamp that needed refreshing! I am sure you know members of your family just like that too! They have a gift! Building a family life we love is also a gift...