Jean’s blog
Hit the Refresh Button for your Life
A fresh outlook is required in dealing with the emotional stress of life. Take five minutes to picture a positive outcome toward stress. I suggest you do this before going to bed. This will give you time to really sleep on it. Using the word fresh, such as fresh...
5 Caregiver Helpful Hints to Begin the Day
1. Wake up five minutes earlier than your Caree. Meditate for at least two minutes to greet the day. Try this: Take in a deep breath. Feel the expansion in your rib cage down through your diaphragm until you feel the expanse of your breath with your back. Slowly...
Self Trust is the Way to Go
I find the most important way to navigate through the unknowns of life is to trust yourself through them. Treat yourself with the utmost respect. Don't promise yourself something and then not do it. If you tell yourself, "I will meditate today," and...
The Turbulent Tide of a Child in Grief
One of the hardest things for us to watch is our children hurting. When they skin their knee, we are there with ointment, a band-aid and a huge mommy-kiss. Mothers intuitively respond with their armor. With no phone booth needed, the figurative Super...
“Slowly But Slowly,” I Will Only See the Scar
Imagine your sorrow as a scar. When the shock subsides from the death of a loved one, and you begin to feel like you are somewhat back in your skin; how do you make sense of your life again? How do you live a life that is not only tolerable, but whole?...
Courageous Living
What is courage? Courage is commonly thought to mean something like ‘a lack of fear.’ I believe that courage, in its simplest form, is genuine self-compassion. While certain acts of bravery may be done on instinct and adrenalin, acts of true courage...
