Tag Archives: resilience

(Issue #540) My Community Has A Sense of…My Community Struggles With….

Posted on September 27, 2020 by

Growth (professional and personal) benefits the community and the people it serves. Just as importantly, the growth can stimulate and sustain personal resilience. The concept of resilience—the ability to connect adaptability, recovery, discovery, and growth—has been getting a lot of … Continue reading →

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(Issue #539) They Share. We Share.

Posted on September 20, 2020 by

Online resources have the capability to be symbiotic. In preparation for a webinar I will facilitate next month, I did an Internet search for “online resources for college students.” Google came back with nearly three billion. Billion. That’ll take a … Continue reading →

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(Issue #536) Inspirational Hatchling

Posted on August 30, 2020 by

It did not let a force bigger than itself keep it from its goal. It did not quit. A lesson taught. A lesson learned. ~Roxie~ In 2019, Roxie (my canine companion) and I came across a lone sea turtle hatchling … Continue reading →

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(Issue #535) Conveying Your Story

Posted on August 23, 2020 by

In their story lies their strength for a better future. The same for you. [For those who follow my blog, you know I end each blog post with a video recommendation.  Don’t miss this week’s video.  I reached into the … Continue reading →

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(Issue #534) Physically Distant Yet Socially Connected

Posted on August 16, 2020 by

As you, your family, and community practice physical distancing, how are you nourishing the appropriate social connections vital to your wellbeing? We have been inundated with an updated vocabulary this year. Not necessarily new words. The context has changed. I … Continue reading →

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(Issue #533) Find Your Wave: Ride The Crest

Posted on August 9, 2020 by

If I do not get into the water, I cannot ride the wave. And if I do not ride the wave I will never experience the exhilaration and view from the crest.  Ocean waves long have been the subject of … Continue reading →

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(Issue #532) For What It’s Worth

Posted on August 2, 2020 by

Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong. -Stephen Stills-  What consequences evolve when lines drawn in the sand become immovable walls? We could say the walls reflect the non-negotiable values that people stand up for and believe. A moral code.  Opposing walls … Continue reading →

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(Issue #528) Writer’s Block? Probably Not.

Posted on July 5, 2020 by

There have been days when I felt like I could not even write out a grocery shopping list. Inspired this week by Anne Lamott. One a quote. And one a book chapter. First the chapter from her work Bird by … Continue reading →

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(Issue #527) Criticism and Your Counterfactual

Posted on June 28, 2020 by

 “I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.” ― Douglas Pagels, author— An American journalist observed that “a critic is … Continue reading →

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(Issue #526) Grateful For …

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

I had to stop this week and remind myself…. Do a Google search for “how the pandemic has change our lives” and you will come up with more than 143 million hits.  It’s become cliché to speak about the “new … Continue reading →

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