Tag Archives: resilience

(Issue #521) Sunrise, Clouds, and the News

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Some people and groups focus on the darkness and what might happen. Others ignore warning signs and look only at what they consider to be brightness. First, the sunrise. I have found the best time to view sunrise on the … Continue reading →

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(Issue #520) What Will Change?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Yes, a lot has changed. How, though, have you used that change to exact needed change in your life for good? How has the time helped your resilience? Even though a lot has changed in the last two months, what … Continue reading →

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(Issue #519) Lessons From A Dragon And His Friend

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Can we look to a time when we will be able to wipe away the tears, emerge from the cave, and once again play along the cherry lane? Working out to an “Oldies” playlist, I heard the dulcet voices of … Continue reading →

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(Issue #518) Ever Consider a Low-Bad Diet?

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

“Just about every measure of human well-being has improved except for one: hope. The healthier we become, the gloomier our worldview.” —John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister—  Pause on the above quote for a moment. Let it sink it. What … Continue reading →

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(Issue #517) Rule of 30

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Tomorrow we find out if we are better than we were. Today we create our tomorrow. So, what have you been doing during the “Safer at Home” stage of life (or whatever your locality may call it) you now find … Continue reading →

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(Issue #516) Perspective  

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

“We have the ability to either give into our misery and pain and die. Or absorb the physical pain and keep our mentality, our soul….” —Aaron Elser Comparatory suffering comes fraught with problems. It can be a cliched way to … Continue reading →

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(Issue #514) Which Road?

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

 If you get sidetracked, what tools have you developed to help you move toward your happiness? While participating in a guided mediation, I heard the words, “There is a highway to upset and a dirt road to happiness.” (Attributed to … Continue reading →

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(Issue #512) Reflecting On Calm Over Noise

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

I hope they inspire you (remind you; reinforce you) to look at the grandeur that surrounds your place on this planet. A lot of stuff is grabbing at our attention. And some of it recently has reached critical levels. Whether … Continue reading →

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(Issue #509) Listen To Your Heart: Physically and Emotionally

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

When what we do does not match who we are, we suffer. Pay attention to that which brings and sustains your life. The Physical. President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed February 1964 as the first American Heart Month. In part, his … Continue reading →

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(Issue #506) Thoughts About Curiosity

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Where can you ask, “What if?” How can you allow “yes, and” to help you grow? Imagine what you can do. Walt Disney reportedly said, “When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.” Curiosity allows us to … Continue reading →

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