Rejoice & Be Glad 2/3

Nov 17, 20231 min read

94. Make someone's day

Making someone else's day is easy and free work. As I reflect on my own work that this blog keeps me away from doing, when convenient,...

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Nov 14, 20231 min read

93. Beauty & Complication

A little less than a year ago I started a private therapy practice. On my website, I describe what I do by saying that I help people...

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Nov 7, 20232 min read

92. May the truth be with you

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I have been waking up 45 minutes earlier than I need to wake up as part of a personal challenge. There is a lot of research that cites...

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Nov 1, 20231 min read

90. You look great today

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Have you ever been told you looked tired? Or that you butt looks a little big in those pants? Wow, that is an interesting haircut; did...

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Sep 24, 20232 min read

88. I hope you are [routinely] awesome

As I work with people of all ages in my therapy practice, I often talk about the sacredness of routines. Routines are holy and...

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Sep 17, 20231 min read

86. Rest

I have been criticized, mostly by my long time-lover, for not resting more. At the heart of it, rest is primarily about physical and...

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Sep 13, 20232 min read

85. Apologies in advance

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I was talking to my sister recently about living and loving with a sense of urgency. I often feel a sense of urgency that not everyone...

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Aug 30, 20231 min read

82. Friendship Salve

My Grandpa Reding loved Watkins salve. I can still close my eyes and smell it. I love salves because of their unique consistency and...

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Aug 26, 20232 min read

81. Redefining abundance

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One of the things I have appreciated about my recent career change is that I have had to redefine abundance. What is abundance? Living...

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Jul 22, 20231 min read

77. Trail Quotes: Being a human border collie

There were four adults and eight boys on our back country adventure. Some of us knew each other well and some of us didn't. This was an...

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Jul 19, 20231 min read

76. Trail Quotes: What a girl will do for wipes.

This was a quote I captured on our backcountry adventure as it demonstrates the gravity and importance of wipes in the absence of...

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Jul 15, 20231 min read

75. Trail Quotes: a really good day

During my recent back country adventure at Philmont, at the end of every day we sat in a circle and reflected on our day. Philmont...

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Jul 7, 20232 min read

73. Light duty living (again)

After a hundred-mile walk in the beautiful mountains and deserts of northern New Mexico, I find myself on a light duty living assignment...

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Jun 15, 20232 min read

71. Trust the trail

Ever since falling in love with hiking and forests, I have loved all metaphors associated with the word trail. For me, it translates so...

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Jun 10, 20231 min read

70. A neck full of rosaries

I recently met a guy with a neck full of rosaries who didn't have any idea how to pray the rosary. I took the opportunity to help him...

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May 28, 20231 min read

66. Finding Joy

I love it when the domains in my life converge. This week, I hand-drew and framed this quote thirty times for a volunteer brunch for...

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May 17, 20231 min read

64. Do not slumber

Let's not slumber life away. Let's wake each other up and remind one another of their potential. We were all put on this earth to...

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May 14, 20232 min read

63. Damn roomie

Arianna continues "I wish someone would invent a tape recorder that we could attach to our brains to record everything we tell ourselves....

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May 10, 20231 min read

62. Finding quiet

I say these words a few times a day to kids that come and go from my office. You can stay here in the quiet. It is one of the luxuries of...

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May 5, 20231 min read

61. Imagine...

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I get to work with beautifully hopeful teens every day. On a recent trip to NYC, I got to spend some uninterrupted time with my very...

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