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Counselor’s corner: On being a parent

When you become a parent, you are given the most important role you will ever have.  You have the opportunity to mold another human being from the first breath.  You have the amazing ability to influence your child’s thoughts, feelings, behaviors and beliefs about him or herself and the world. You have the power to [...]

Problem-solving with ‘quiet mind’

Albert Einstein said:  “No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it.” Consciousness is a term used to refer to a variety of aspects of the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. What Einstein is saying, in other words, is that if there is no room in [...]

Wellness works: The gift of moving beyond fear

“From this moment on, every voice that told you, you can’t, is silenced…every reason that tells you things will never change, disappears… and the person you were before this moment, that person’s turn is over, now it’s your turn…”   This memorable quote was spoken by Hillary Swank as she played the role of a [...]

A matter of perspective

Our lives are filled with occurrences that do not go as planned.  These unplanned situations usually are more of an inconvenience than a life-threatening problem, yet we often react with anger and frustration. The following illustrates simple tools I used to help me shift my perspective after one such unplanned situation. It was a beautiful [...]

Counselor’s corner: Weighed or counted?

Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, is but one voice in the mystical tradition of writing Sufi poetry.  Sufis are lovers of the truth. Rumi wrote, “God, long ago, drew a circle in the sand; exactly around the spot where you are standing right now.”   Meaning, that you were always coming here, to this exact [...]

Wellness works: Childhood obesity

When a child does well, it is natural for a parent to want to reward that performance. “You got an A on your test; let’s celebrate with ice cream.” Sound familiar? More children are overweight today than those in previous generations. The childhood obesity rate has tripled since 1980, according to the Centers for Disease [...]

With all our heart: ‘Overwhelmed by burden of caring’

Dear Scott: Is it wrong for me to pray for someone to die?  I catch my heart wandering in that direction when I am overwhelmed by the burden caring lays upon me, especially when I see that all my efforts don’t amount to a hill of beans to the one I love.  In fact, I [...]

Wellness works: Encouraging the will for change

When a child does well, it is natural for a parent to want to reward that performance. “You got an A on your test; let’s celebrate with ice cream.” Sound familiar? More children are overweight today than those in previous generations. The childhood obesity rate has tripled since 1980, according to the Centers for Disease [...]