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Listen to the Wisdom of Your Little Voice
When you don’t know what to think, perhaps the best advice would be to postpone thinking and shift into listening mode. Julie Powell, author of the best selling book Julie and Julia,contributed her success to listening to “the wisdom of her little voice.” She said, “The crazier your ‘little voice’ is, the more you want to listen.” One of my blessings acquired from living with a brain injury was tuning in to hear my “little voice.”
Coping Humor
Community Medical Center hosted their second Voices of Hope Cancer Education Summit this week. My personal interest in attending this event was because I wanted to listen to the cancer survivor stories to learn about their coping strategies. Both women shared how they used humor to deal with awkward moments, wore goofy hats to cover their bald [...]
Never give up or lose hope!
February 1st shines brilliant with hopeful anticipation, not just for this year, but for this new decade! It seems impossible that less than one month ago, January 4th to be exact, my outlook for the new year appeared dismal and my spirit disconsolate. Here’s what I learned: Sometimes when we are in a tough place, we [...]