For a while now, we have been dealing with the added stress, concern and overall worry in our every day lives. If we zoom out and look at the whole picture, it can look and feel overwhelming. I ran across this quote...
Change is inevitable but transformation is something that is advancing and intentional. Transformation helps us to rise to the next level, to achieve a more perfect expression. Whether it is personal,...
On June 3, 2017, Alex Honnold scaled the iconic nearly 3,000 foot granite wall known as El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without so much as a rope or carabineer or harness. For nearly four hours, he climbed...
Virtually any conversation these days leans inevitably towards all of the challenges we have faced so far in 2020 and all of the challenges that lie ahead of us. Many have voiced exhaustion and discouragement and an...
I was taking a walk in a deserted nature preserve not too long ago and came upon a really big tortoise. When I got close, the tortoise just disappeared into the shell. That image came to mind recently as I was...
These four simple lines, packed with such beauty and meaning, were included in a family’s encouraging message to their graduating Senior. Not only is it touching to imagine a bright young person launching a...
Okay, I’m just going to say it. There have been good things that have happened as a result of this pandemic. Don’t get me wrong, it is absolutely heartbreaking how many people’s lives have been negatively...
One of the words that I have found myself using in connection with the pandemic we are going through is “unprecedented.” As I have been reflecting on all of the innovations and responses that so many at Empath...
Consider this inspirational quote from Rebecca Kushins, LCSW, “Life is fragile and short and worth all the loving presence we can bring to it.” There are so many ways that we can respond to unsettling and...
There is so much going on in the external world that often times we are not fully aware of the vast expanse of the inner world. Dutch author Etty Hillesum writes, Through me course wide rivers and in me rise tall...
From missed handshakes and hugs to empty movie theaters and concert halls, favorite restaurants and family birthday celebrations, to people who have been laid off or the people who suit up and take care of the sick;...
We all know what fear feels like and the paralyzing effect it can have on us. Fear can make it challenging to formulate a clear headed and a rational response. But fear does not need to have the last word. Zig...