Category: RELATIONSHIPS
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MAKING MY PEACE … with raising my light quotient – micro-moments of “feel-good” nourishment
MAKING MY PEACE … with raising my light quotient – micro-moments of “feel-good” nourishment Light builds resilience. Light builds energy. Light builds hope. But what is a “Light Quotient” and why do we need to increase it? Sasha from The Pagan Homemaker describes a light quotient as simple ways to make you feel lighter, which increases resilience,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with lessons from solitary animals
MAKING MY PEACE … with lessons from solitary animals … being solitary is not being anti-social, asocial … Not all creatures are meant to live in groups and neither are all people. In the animal world, some species move together in packs, colonies, or herds, while others walk alone. These solitary animals, like the snow…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with poetry as a healer
Making My Peace … with poetry as a healer Many people use poetry as a healer. Victoria Lambinicio’s 2024 book is an example of poetry as a healer. Midnight in Asia is a collection of poetry in six chapters, written as the author states, by a “schizophrenic Asian American woman.” Throughout the collection of verses, her…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with what teenagers write about
Making My Peace … with what teenagers write about When teenagers write, unfettered, without restrictions, what do they write about? According to Soumia Shah’s new 2025 book Teen Rising, teens reveal their inner thoughts, concerns, and self-doubts. Teen Rising: An Anthology of Stories Written by Teens all around the World (2025) is a collection of 20…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with lifelong friendships
Making My Peace … with lifelong friendships Friendship – brief or long – is one of the most powerful influences on well-being. Research confirms that having strong, supportive friendships can reduce stress, improve mental health, and even increase longevity. As I think about friends from school days, some over a period of fifty years or more,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with holiday travel, an open heart, and a message of hope
Making My Peace … with holiday travel, an open heart, and a message of hope What are three frustrations that affect holiday travel? American author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou said rainy days, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights in the 2014 book Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with 90-year-olds
Making My Peace … with 90-year-olds I always knew that old people could do stuff. My grandfather made timepieces; my grandmother was in a “wandering” group; my father built a house; my mother landscaped the garden; my uncle ran thirteen marathons; my other uncle sewed his own suits; and my aunt made wheelchairs…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the notion that rejection can be good for the brain
Making My Peace … with the notion that rejection can be good for the brain Being rejected is not the end of the world – it’s the start of a re-think and improvements in life, and that makes it good for the brain say psychologists. I wrote in the previous post that rejection…