Tip 2 Give yourself a comfort break During the holiday season, it’s important to slow down. Give yourself a comfort break—take yourself on a leisurely walk in the park, or meander through a museum quietly, or sit for a while in a café sipping a warm and cozy beverage. What…
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Throughout December, I will give a new tip daily for giving and receiving comfort and joy during the holiday season. Enjoy! Tip 1 Bring the gift of comfort to others by taking time to listen. Today when you ask someone, “How are you?” take the time to really listen. Listening…
Read MoreThe weeks are full, and at times leave me overflowing like too much water filling the bathtub. It’s time to pause. Yes, pause. Hard to do when the to-do list is long. Yet, I need to stop doing and reconnect with my being. How can I listen to this desire?…
Read MoreAll day thoughts of my father have been drifting in and out of my mind. It’s All Soul’s Day, in the Catholic Church, and when I went to mass this morning, we prayed for those who had died. My father has only been dead for six months, and I really…
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