The Gift of ChristmasAnticipation of the joy and peace of the Christmas season is what I usually feel as Christmas and what I like to call, the Season of...
Inevitability of Change Movies are often a catalyst for us to experience the grieving process. A movie storyline can trigger a grief response, or we can identify...
Gratitude This Thanksgiving we may find it difficult to celebrate. Thanksgiving, like the winter holidays is often thought of as “family holiday”....
Halloween and Spirituality part 2In my first article I wrote about some of the customs and traditions of Halloween, originally called Samhain (which is a Gaelic word...
Halloween and Spirituality I love Halloween but not for the usual reasons. I do not like gore, horror, or the common, Halloween themed scary/horror movies. I love...
Grief and CommunicationWhen a loved one dies, I think we often wonder what to say to them. As professionals I think we also wonder sometimes. Many thoughts may...
Fall and Gratitudeby Donna Baranyay, CT This time of year is a sacred time. It is a time in the natural cycle in the seasons that represents letting go....
PrioritiesI was recently thinking about this word and how it might apply to my life. Priorities are things that we deem important to us. For each...
Being DifferentI keep hearing the phrase “things are different now” or “I wonder how different ____will be once we can see each other again” or “I don’t...
Divine Discontent“Grief does not change you. It reveals you.” – John Green Earlier today I found myself to be out of sorts. I thought maybe it was the...