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Monday, September 23, 2013

Getting Out of Bed. 5 Ideas to Help When It's Hard to Face The Day.

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Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed . ~Mason Cooley When I first read this quote it made me laugh.  ...
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Monday, September 16, 2013

Comforting Without Words:The Power of Touch

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In 1998 when my father was dying in a hospital in London, we all tiptoed round him, sat close, but not too close and observed him drifting...
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Monday, September 9, 2013

Apologizing: Valuing Your Relationship More Than Your Ego

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As the Jewish season of repentence reaches a crescendo and apologizing is high on the to-do list, I have been thinking a lot about wh...
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

My Pantry Exposed!:What Clearing the Clutter Does for Your Mind & Spirit.

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When we came home from our annual week at the beach I had a whole boxful of half eaten foods to return to my pantry. Open packets of crack...
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Monday, August 26, 2013

Words of Wisdom For Our College Bound Children (and Kindergardeners)

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My fingers are running over the computer keys, wondering where to begin.  I can hear Aron our 18 year old and Jacob our 12 year old mur...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Our Family's Journey With Trigeminal Neuralgia - What YOU Need to Know.

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Thank you Rebecca Thorpe. Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic illness my husband (J) was diagnosed with 6 years ago.  Here...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

6 Unexpected Lessons For Life, Learned From Drying Hydrangeas!

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Hydrangeas in my garden in June I am trying to dry hydrangeas. (Bear with me! I promise to move on from flower drying.)   I am on my t...
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

How to Meditate When You Can't Sit Still: The Ultimate Guide

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Rachel Ducker Wire Sculpture              Today, I inadvertently came up with a way to relax my brain and release myself from all my ...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Guide to Thriving Beyond the Crises in your Life: 4 Effective Steps

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It's not just tea that revives you A s a spouse, parent and caregiver I have been on hyper-alert for 5 years. Why? ...
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Monday, July 22, 2013

Why The Duchess of Cambridge (Kate) Would Find Treatment Diaries Comforting.

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How many of you keep or have in the past, kept a private written record of your thoughts and feelings? How many of you would feel comfo...
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Sunday, July 14, 2013

5 Rewarding Reasons to Take a Risk-Why It's Worth Getting Your Feet Wet.

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Here's a secret you didn't know about me.  I really don't like walking barefoot. I know some of you hate wearing shoes but I d...
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Moving from Hurt to Healing: How 1 Step Back Can Take You 2 Steps Forward

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The Lily we planted has bloomed! This morning, like every morning as I went out to the car in my driveway, I glanced at the lily. Aida a...
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Monday, July 1, 2013

The Secret to Anger Management

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.....without using it's turn signal Have you ever tried to look on the bright side of a challenging situation, only to have ...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

How Amazon.com is Bringing Me Comfort!

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Amazon.com is having a party!       Why?  Because they know I am SO behind in packing my 12 year old for 4 weeks of sleep away camp th...
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Monday, June 10, 2013

Sunshine and Rain-How To Live With Both.

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Glancing out the window as I write, I notice the sun is glinting on the rain soaked leaves. It has been that kind of day: torrential rain ...
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Monday, June 3, 2013

6 Ways to Build Certainty in an Uncertain World.

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Last week I talked about how routine brings comfort. Routines are regular procedures we create to give us structure and rhythm in our ...
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Monday, May 27, 2013

Why Routine Brings Comfort

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We had a particularly challenging week, a few years ago when my husband's parents were staying with us.  My mother-in-law knocked o...
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Monday, May 20, 2013

How to Win The Productive Aging Award.

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A few weeks ago I finally had to admit defeat and buy a pair of reading glasses. I did not plan to celebrate this milestone, thinking of i...
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Monday, May 13, 2013

When There's Trouble Brewing... Do This.

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As a Brit, a cup of tea, evokes many things: my childhood, my Dad and maternal grandmother, celebration, commiseration and friendship. But...
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Monday, May 6, 2013

5 Ways to Bring Comfort in Times of Illness or Distress.

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    Aida We all want to help people in times of illness or distress. Often it is very difficult to know WHAT to do in these situati...
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Monday, April 29, 2013

The Astonishing Truth About Your Potential

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As my boys have grown up, they have often plied me with pleading questions such as, "Can I have an iphone?" Fol...
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Monday, April 22, 2013

WIN A BOOK and SHARE YOUR LOVE FOR READING (Competition ends April 26)

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Do you love books and want to find a way of sharing that passion with others, through giving them a work of fiction for FREE? ...
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Monday, April 15, 2013

How To Keep Relationships Real in a Virtual World

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Last week I spoke about the power and comfort of old friends . This week I want to introduce you to Marin (Miriam), a new friend.  We f...
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Monday, April 8, 2013

Jennifer Aniston's Guide to Friendship: Keep It Old

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You will not be surprised to discover, if you are a regular reader of my blog or know my family , that whilst we were on vacation, someo...
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Sunday, March 24, 2013

I Wouldn't Choose This Lens, But It Has Sharpened The Image. Here's Why.

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We are vacationing in Israel. Today we visited Machane Yehudah, the food market in Jerusalem. If you've ever stepped inside you might...
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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Why We Need to Stop to Admire the View.

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( Please note this was previously published on my blog, when it was just a month old in April 2012 and Jonny's health details relate t...
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Monday, March 11, 2013

Her Majesty's School of Stress Management.

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On my window sill in the kitchen stands The Queen. Grey haired, tiara in place, with a fixed smile day and night. You might be surprised t...
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Monday, March 4, 2013

10 Essential Thoughts to Help Us Understand How to Help Children with Special Needs: Josh's Story - Part 2

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The Rubin family Last week I posted part one of a talk by Nancy mother of Josh, a child with medical and emotional issues, and learnin...
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Sunday, March 3, 2013

7 Ways to Help a Child Deal with a Parent Being Seriously Sick

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My 12 year old son Jacob, has been inspired to start his own blog. This is a post he wrote for it, without help of any kind. He wan...
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Monday, February 25, 2013

"Josh's Story"- A Mother's Brave Account of Her Son's Challenges, Growing Up with Special Needs

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Josh on Vacation A few months ago I wrote a post called Do you feel that  life's unfair? I...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Breaking News: Why it's not all Black and White

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This morning I watched a grey squirrel scamper, spreadeagled, headfirst down the thick magnolia tree trunk outside our dining room window....
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Parent Alert: Your Mother was Right

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It's a particularly grey, bleak London day here in Potomac Maryland. The dirty white sky and naked tree branches set off against it, l...
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Monday, February 4, 2013

What a Crisis Can Teach Us About Celebrating.

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About six years ago I was sitting at a red light muttering to myself.   No, I did not need to be referred to an asylum. But I had been g...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

A Note of Appreciation -The Ultimate Gift

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My first morning of a new school year, in my first job as a qualified teacher, is a day I will never forget.  As I was ...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Rings of Comfort- Tokens For Remembering What's Important.

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A few weeks before winter break I received an email from Cameron, my guest blogger this week. He had found my blog and identified with m...
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Monday, January 14, 2013

Snow - How to Find a New Perspective on an Old Problem.

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Snowy Elstree, UK by Sara E via FB I want to introduce you to my friend Jo who lives in England. Jo's husband is in his 70s and ha...
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Monday, January 7, 2013

It's Time to Take Care of Yourself - Here's How.

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Have you ever felt weary, so weary that your limbs feel heavy, your bones ache and your brain is tired of thinking so hard?  You don...
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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Confessions From a Hospital Waiting Room

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I am sitting in a hospital waiting room (again) waiting for my son Benjy to come out of surgery (again). This is the 8th time in the last ...
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Sunday, December 30, 2012

The Secret To Achieving More In The New Year

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  Have you wondered if this year, you have been running round in circles?  Not really moving forward in your life metaphorically, ...
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Sunday, December 23, 2012

What makes a "good" kind of love?

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I am on holiday this week with my family, but I wanted to share this wonderful piece of writing with you, for two reasons, as many of yo...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Finding Inspiration in the Every Day - 7

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It has been a long, life changing week here in the USA. Violence and evil crossed a line in Newtown CT, by killing many small children and...
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

A Perspective On School Crises From the Wife of a Head Of School

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In light of the horrific tragedy in Newtown Connecticut, it is hard to think about anything else.  created by  George Asencio And yet...
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Sunday, December 9, 2012

What Would You Do if You Knew You Could Not Fail?

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This photo is mine. Please ask before copying Well ........What WOULD you do if you knew you could not fail?  Sometimes the challen...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Finding Inspiration In The Every Day - 6

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All photos are mine-please ask before using  There are a lot of intangible things we wish for in our lives. Hope Strength Faith Joy ...
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Monday, December 3, 2012

Thoughtful Gifts Don't Always Have To Be Expensive.

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As we said goodbyes to Thanksgiving, we said hello to good buys for Hanukah and Christmas. Where ever you are in the world, (except per...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Finding Inspiration In The Every Day- 5

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From birth we learn to respond to feedback and encouragement. F rom first smiles to first steps, from riding a bicycle to driving a car, w...
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Monday, November 26, 2012

Do You Ever Feel That Life's Unfair?

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Eight years ago, my very close friend was diagnosed with stage IIIC breast cancer at the age of 39. Her 3 daughters were all under the age...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

"How the Turkey Ran Away From This Thanksgiving Day"-An Expat's GuideTo Choosing How to Celebrate Thanksgiving

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Our first Thanksgiving meal experience was in Hong Kong, seventeen years ago, when we were allowed, as the only Brits to join a truly ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Finding Inspiration In The Everyday - 4

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You couldn't make this up! This is an inspirational, true story about intersecting lives.
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Monday, November 12, 2012

An Expat's View - If I Can Move, So Can You! Some Tips For Success

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As the world gets smaller we find ourselves with bigger opportunities in faraway places.  Over the weekend, we met up with a...
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