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Perspective Adjustment – Monday Message

Sometimes our natural tendency is to greet Monday morning with a groan rather than a smile. The weekend is over, it’s back to work. We are busy people, so most of the time there is a lot of work to come back to....

Life is Imperfect – Monday Message

Author and teacher Kristi Nelson puts a new spin on the old wisdom. She writes, “Life is imperfect. People are imperfect. Love is the perfect response.” It is true that life has a way of throwing us curve balls...

The Gift of Presence – Monday Message

I remember hiking in the mountains in Ireland with my family. We had all become so accustomed to being in densely populated areas that the sensation of being the only people for miles in any direction was strange but...

A New Beginning – Monday Message

What if on this Monday morning, we approached our day and our week with a clean slate, a fresh start, a new beginning? What if we saw it as a new opportunity to be and do all that we feel most inspired to be and do?...

Empath Legacy Corps Coordinator Speaks from Experience about AmeriCorps Benefits

Lifelong learning and community service intersect for Atul Garg. It’s hardly a surprise he found his way to Empath Health and AmeriCorps. Since college, Garg has spent two years in business school, one year in law...

Be A Lamp Or A Lifeboat Or A Ladder – Monday Message

Focusing on the needs of others and how we can be of support fills our daily lives with meaning and has tremendous spiritual and psychological benefits. As we begin our day on this marvelous Monday morning, let’s...

Bread Ties, Batteries and Paper Clips – A Father’s Day Grief Story

By Dwight Douglass, LCSW During a spouse loss group many years ago, a conversation about upcoming holidays was taking place. One of the group members shared that her six adult children and dozen grandchildren were...

All You Need Is Love – Monday Message

There are more songs written about love than any other topic. Love seems to provide a virtually endless source of inspiration not only for music but for art and literature as well. Moreover, romantic love is only one...

Counting Your Blessings – Monday Message

I have some wonderful childhood memories of conversations with my mom when I was feeling sad or discouraged. She would listen closely and empathize as I shared what was upsetting me. Then after It was all out, she...