As this year comes to a close, I am grateful. Honestly, I am just grateful for this year to be over and I am cautiously optimistic that 2021 will be better. It would be easy to slip into listing all the things I am grateful to be leaving behind, but I’d rather take a look at the … [Read more...]
Sadie the canny Cavi
So apparently Sadie does not know how to play frisbee. She actually accomplished this look all on her own! Seems like a metaphor for the year. There has been so much this year to cope with, to mourn, to adjust to. It’s been a lot. Please don’t forget that when reviewing the year. It’s okay if all … [Read more...]
Quote by Han Suyin
Those who are gentle and kind are this way despite the world. They are strong enough to be aware that each of us is fighting a battle they cannot see and to extend compassion and love to others. Sadie, my therapy dog and constant companion is a perfect example of this. She is gentle and loving … [Read more...]
Quote by Donald Meichenbaum
One strategy we’ve discussed for building resilience is developing an ‘attitude of gratitude.’ By putting into practice of noticing and reflecting on things for which you are grateful, this primes your mind to notice more things for which to be grateful. This is because our minds tend to … [Read more...]