When my friend told me her mom tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, I wanted to tell her something helpful, something positive. But in the moment, all I could come up with was I’m so sorry. I’d love to tell her everything will be alright, but at this moment we can’t make many promises other than to be there to listen, and to pray for one another. With so much fear and uncertainty, one of the few things we can do is to lean on hope to push away fear. Thankfully,…
In the middle of having the world turned upside during this pandemic, there are signs of hope and happiness. Videos of people singing joyfully on balconies, coming together in spirit even in isolation. People sharing humor and memes on social media to make each other laugh. Even during this unprecedented threat to our global well-being, can we learn to be happy? Happiness is harder to define than you’d think. It’s very personal and experienced by each of us differently. It’s a tricky emotion and can be elusive for many. We…
Tips on How to Handle Anxiety During this Pandemic In light of what’s going on worldwide right now, life can feel out of control and many of us could use a few simple strategies to cope with our rising anxiety. Watching the news, feeling the rising fear, seeing people hoarding necessities and the increasing worry we have for the health of our loved ones are all anxiety triggers, even for the most zen among us. Fear and anxiety are personal. Your anxiety may be rising for reasons totally different from…
Have the Courage to Live a Life True to Yourself Wouldn’t it be great if we all woke up each day happy, energized, excited and fully connected to our purpose and went about our day in the most impactful, satisfying and joyful way?! Sure would, but if you’re like me, some days you find yourself feeling a little lost. Welcome to the land of the lost We’ve all been there. You go through the motions of the day, but you don’t feel connected to anything, never mind making an impact…
You had plans in your mind for what this time in your life would be like. And that’s not what your life looks like right now, and you feel frustrated. When you were younger, you thought midlife would be a calm period of life. A time when work, family, and life in general would feel settled. A time when the grind, the worries and the overwhelm of your thirties and early forties would thin out. Life after fifty would be a time to enjoy more freedom and to start coasting…
You’re never too old and it’s never too late to make positive changes in your life. It’s an eye-opening day when you hit that fiftieth birthday (and I assume eye-opening again at your sixtieth and seventieth!) and say to yourself, holy bleep, where the heck has my life gone?! After decades spent focused on our family, career, school, kids and other responsibilities, many of us have lost track of who we are and what we want. So many years have passed and yet we haven’t yet done so many of…