“Here’s the deal. The human soul doesn’t want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed – to be seen, heard, and companioned exactly as it is.”  - Parker J. Palmer, “The Gift of Presence, the Perils of Advice”  Once long ago, a friend told me...

As the years pass by, we can feel caught in a job we don’t like. We start feeling that we are stuck in those jobs, tied to the jobs because we cannot afford to change or modify our careers financially.  I think there are some attorneys who feel stuck and deny...

This morning at about 6, I was preparing to go outside to feed the feral cat I call Handsome. I saw there were three good sized raccoons outside eating cat food. They are so funny to look at while they play outside. I watched for a bit before I headed out with my food...

It was NOT just another day. Typically, I could pull myself out of bed to get to my job as an attorney in management for a Fortune 100 company, but today was different. After weeks of not sleeping from the extreme stress and anxiety, I honestly didn’t know how much...

One of the hardest things to do when you’re chronically or extremely stressed is to practice gratitude. When you start practicing gratitude, you will be able to handle stress very well. And I wish someone had given me this advice when things were too challenging for...

To live in the world is to have stress. We take vitamins, meditate, and adopt relaxation exercises and techniques are among the many ways we try to decrease stress. There are thousands of products produced worldwide to reduce stress. Unlike a lot of professions, the...