by Joanna Ford | Apr 11, 2017 | Courage, Mindfulness, Reflection, Self Care
Awareness Are we aware of how we treat ourselves? There seems to be a lot of self judgement and it is causing pain. Why is that? A suggestion is to identify that we are doing it. Maybe then we can lessen the harsh self judgement. When are We Most Aware We are most...
by Joanna Ford | Apr 6, 2017 | Anxiety, Approaches, Depression, Mindfulness, Reflection, Self Care
Mindfulness A google search of the word mindfulness provided me with 61,100,000 results. How can we talk about mindfulness in a simple way? Psychology Today defines it as ” a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you...
by Joanna Ford | Mar 27, 2017 | Anxiety, Courage, Depression, Mindfulness, Reflection
Monday Here we are at the start of a new week again! The possibilities are endless. There is more to do, more to not do. I hope folks can think of all of the tasks, but also the non tasks. Monday may seem like a rough day after the weekend, but we are moving...
by Joanna Ford | Mar 7, 2017 | Aging, Courage, Inspirational People, Menopause, Mindfulness, Reflection
The Beauty of Aging I am deeply moved by the images at this website . Beautiful aging is a “thing.” The images show how people looked in their 20’s compared to what they look like 50 or so years later. The writer Noam Galai notes, “One...
by Joanna Ford | Feb 10, 2017 | Inspirational People, Mindfulness, Reflection, Uncategorized
Human Beings are Lovely I forgot for a while, but was reminded. I met a fellow last week, that I suspect I will never see again. My life has been impacted by him as he was so lovely and kind. The reminder was needed, as 2017 has been challenging. Challenges Have you...
by Joanna Ford | Dec 20, 2016 | Anxiety, Courage, Depression, Mindfulness, Reflection, Seasons
There is Beauty “A snowflake is one of God’s most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together!” This quote reminds me of the beauty that I sometimes forget about. This week, the sun is out and the snow is melting and it is...
