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  • When Holiday Time is not a Joyful Time

    12/24/2025 “It is a Holly, Jolly Christmas; the best time of the year.” This song is often in the regular Christmas music rotation for the local radio station, and it is also on my personal Apple music playlist. This year, I was paying more attention to the lyrics of various songs that I had heard… Read more

  • Do You Feel Like a Fraud?

    July 12, 2025 Do you feel like a fraud? Do you ask yourself, what I am doing here? Do you feel you don’t belong, although you have the education, experience, and credentials? The imposter syndrome is a form of self doubt and a false belief that you are not capable and confident as others perceive… Read more

  • Does Spirituality or Religion Play a Part in Your Life?

    6/28/2025 Have You Ever Asked Yourself, “Is there something more or bigger?” According to Elizabeth Scott, PhD, spirituality is a worldview that suggests a dimension to life beyond what we experience on the sensory and physical levels. It might entail religious or cultural practices and beliefs surrounding a higher being, connection with others and the… Read more

  • Self-Talk Matters

    June 7, 2025 Psychology Today defines self-talk as the internal dialogues or conversations that individuals have with themselves in their minds. It can be conscious thoughts or unconscious beliefs and biases, providing a way for the brain to interpret and process daily experiences.  Think about what you have said to yourself today. Was it kind and… Read more

  • There is a Need to Be Kind and Compassionate to Yourself

    5/6/2025 Do you see yourself as kind and compassionate? Do you extend that to yourself? I must admit over the years, I thought of myself as not good enough. I internalized what I saw as a shortcoming. I developed a strong bias against myself. It was not just what I physically saw, I disliked or… Read more

  • Being Nice is Different from Being Kind

    4/23/2025 Contrary to popular opinion, kindness is not synonymous with niceness. Those words often are interchanged, or their meanings are meshed. While both involve positive interactions with others, kindness is understood to be a deeper, more genuine expression of care and concern, while niceness is more about being polite and agreeable.  Kindness is defined by… Read more