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Are you getting ready for the holidays? This can be a fabulous time of year. The general mood is one of goodwill and celebration, where family and friends come together with loving feelings. It is also a spiritual time. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Hajj (the great pilgrimage to Mecca), and the winter solstice are all celebrated at this time of year. The fact that it is a worldwide holiday time adds to the sense of connection and sentiment.
Are you getting ready for the holidays? This can be a fabulous time of year. The general mood is one of goodwill and celebration, where family and friends come together with loving feelings. It is also a spiritual time. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Hajj (the...
image courtesy of JESHOOTS.com AGILITY: The ability to think and act quickly. Flexibility – Adaptability - Nimbleness – Quickness – Alertness – Responsiveness. EMOTIONS: A biological, body-based information system that tells you...
Healthy Detachment Diane worked for a venture capital firm with a highly toxic environment. Over time her health was seriously affected. She realized that she needed to step back and stop getting worked up over things she had no control over. That’s when she began...
(photo courtesy of Karolina Grabowska) FEAR I have long said that if I had to teach about only one emotion it would be FEAR. In its unadulterated form, fear’s function is to save your life and keep you from harm. We need fear to survive. Given the complexity of the...
You are smart enough to know that keeping your fingers crossed won’t elect your preferred candidate, get you that job or promotion or make the world safer. Yet, we can be at a loss as to what to do, or even be overwhelmed by all the options for coping. This week I...
How to Communicate with Relatives You’re Sheltering in Place With Note: All identifying information, such as gender, have been changed. This week I received a question on Ask Joie from someone living in quarantine with an adult sibling who gets very anxious about the...
If you're looking to grow your professional skills I came across an interesting article in Forbes that may give you some direction as to what to work on: The 10+ Most Important Job Skills Every Company Will Be Looking For in 2020. Of course, Emotional Intelligence is...
People are often surprised when I say that love is not an emotion. Love is believed by many to be a force of nature. I don't disagree (though I call it something else.) I believe that force is instrumental in the attraction we feel for someone and in everything that...
Thanksgiving Time. Nostalgia is in the air. It is a holiday that brings up a lot of feelings – be it joy, love, gratitude, resentment, sorrow, or loneliness. Nothing evokes mixed feelings like family. Sitting at a table with those with opposite political views, a...