Building Resilience with ‘The Stress Prescription’
by Phoebe Atkinson
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by Phoebe Atkinson
Dear Earth, There are times I experience lack ... such as not enough money, time, energy, or support. On this day of celebrating you, I want to appreciate, name, and thank you for the very...
by Megan McDonough Popular advertising depicts that happiness comes in the form of flat abs, wrinkle-free skin or the right clothes that make you cool, hip and happening. A day of happiness is as...
by Maria Sirois “Words can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds.” —Elie Wiesel As you prepare this morning and this moment to shift into a healthier life and into a...
by Maria Sirois Years ago I heard Wayne Dyer tell an audience that other people’s opinions are none of our business. It struck me in that moment how true that is and how freeing. Our business is the...
by Maria Sirois How large do you wish to feel inside yourself? How bold is your dream? How much wisdom do you hope to bring forth? How much kindness will you steward? How often can beneficence...
by Maria Sirois The path of transformation is rarely smooth. As we shift, relationships shift, structures become undone, opportunities arise and feelings cascade in the context of novel ways of...
by Maria Sirois Change cannot happen from the platform of the past or the misty possibilities of the future. It happens from right here, right now. It happens from the choices directly in front of...
by Maria Sirois Goethe said this: "Tell a wise person or else keep silent." I say this: Tell only the choir about the transformation you are seeking, or else keep it to yourself. Too often, the...
by Maria Sirois Here is the math I wish we had all learned in school: Five minutes a day of something that lifts you + periodic boosts of positive self-regard = a life of increasing success. If you...