Our family has had a New Year’s tradition of looking together at the highlights, joys and sorrows of the departing year. We try to capture some of the most meaningful and joyful events, fishing through memories and finding special moments that shine and stand out. Several years ago, we added something new. We decided to…
It’s a good time to step back, review the year so far and regroup so you can move forward in a meaningful way. In this webinar recording, Gregg Krech, author of The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology, offers guidance to help you refocus and and get back on a purposeful track as…
Last year (2020) was not a year that made most of us happy. We may wade into this new year with the hope that it will be better and that we will find a bit (or a lot) more happiness. But the danger in wanting to be happier is that we become focused on happiness…
It’s a crazy time to be alive. Do you ever have that thought? Or the thought . . . the world is going crazy? If you step back and think of everything that is going on right now, doesn’t it seem like the world is out of whack? Like it’s lost its planetary mind? But…
Feelings Flow and Change like the Weather by Linda Anderson Krech Through the study and practice of Morita Therapy we can learn a great deal about the nature of feelings. Given that we may experience a wide range of feelings over the course of one day, or one hour, or even five minutes, we…
Sing While There is Voice Left by Trudy Boyle I read a book, as a young 20 year old living in Montreal, called Sing While There is Voice Left. It was written by a theologian and I remember nothing specific about it, other than the title. The title, however, has stuck with me my entire…
Managing Disappointment by Gregg Krech Life is full of disappointment. How long will it take you to remember something which disappointed you today? It could be related to the weather or your health, or maybe something you heard in the news. It takes courage to read the news these days, doesn’t it? How often…