Let us become batteries for each other (a poem)
these may be dark times, love let’s meet them with strong backs open hearts savoring the moments when the sun glimmers out breathe it in store it up energy so that we can go on hand in hand courageous in this sad shadowed world About this poem: my friends and I are...
Delight of the Day (a savoring practice)
Savoring is the capacity to attend to, appreciate, and enhance the positive experiences in one’s life. How can savoring help those of us who live with chronic pain, illness, and/or disability? Remember that you HAVE positive experiences. Sometimes when you are feeling...
Savoring as an element of joy
Savoring is the capacity to attend to, appreciate, and enhance the positive experiences in one’s life. “It is like swishing the experience around … in your mind,” says Fred Bryant, a social psychologist at Loyola University Chicago. The benefits of savoring include...
What keeps you going when you’re facing difficulties?
Most people experience times of difficulty and seasons of hardship. What keeps you going when things get tough? I know from experience, it’s hard to keep going sometimes. I live with progressive MS. Over the last three decades, the disease has gradually paralyzed me....
Inspiration as an element of joy
What is inspiration? In positive psychology, "inspiration" refers to a positive emotional state where someone feels motivated, uplifted, and compelled to take action or create something. It is often sparked by witnessing something meaningful, admirable, or...
How illness teaches us love
Because I live with chronic illness (MS) and have been so affected by it (gradual quadriplegia), it has been one of my greatest teachers. I share those lessons with others. It’s the music I’ve been given to sing so I offer it. Each month, I think about our theme and...
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