The Grief Box

Last week I was talking to a woman who lost her husband almost a year-and-a-half ago. He and his brothers went on a yearly golf outing and this year when the brothers went, they found a golf ball with a logo from where he worked in the rough. They said it was him...

I Speak Ohmart

Fluently! I also speak Socolofsky. The combination of the two is my native tongue. Whatā€™s yours? Several weeks ago, a friend was leading a bible study and she said “I speak Swart”. And then went on to explain that her language is based on how the people...

Firsts And Lasts

Johnā€™s senior year of high school has been bittersweet. Itā€™s been full of firsts and lasts. Lasts for John. Firsts for all of us without Mike. Mikeā€™s birthday, eight days after he died, was the first such event. It was so fresh, and John had a swim meet on that day so...

Mindfulness

On Monday I shared the cartoon at the right on FaceBook. It recalled much of my teaching in the Equine Gestalt Coaching MethodĀ® program. Melisa often said that horses are always in the present moment, always mindful and they help us be. Mindfulness means maintaining a...

Optimism

Even after watching for two hours as they stabilized Mike before taking us to the airport, I was sure everything would be fine. Thatā€™s how optimistic I am. I was talking to my BWEL Study coach last week and she asked me if I was optimistic. Well, funny you should ask...