Cry Laugh Heal

Something as simple as the day of the week can make me happy. I didn't even work five days this week because Washington, DC got so mu...

Aging.  Knowing that it's happening to all of us is not very consoling.  I see the effects of the years of living on myself, especially...

Why is it that I think that worrying about something will affect the circumstances of the thing I'm  worrying about?   It's as ...

The essence of resilience is bouncing back to a healthy place after you have been counted out. Emotionally resilient people recognize t...

"Stay In Your Own Movie"   ~ DeVon Franklin   When my son was a young child, he would talk about going to various friend...

I began writing Cry Laugh Heal in December 2010 to start an online discussion about grief and resilience, in particular to talk about the m...

Each day is a new opportunity to find inspiration!   People, nature, architecture, words, acts of kindness or even criticism can spark ...

The Washington, DC weather on Saturday may have been rainy, foggy and dreary but it had  no affect on the atmosphere inside one cozy house ...

Today is about something light and healing because lots of people will be traveling so that they can spend Thanksgiving Day with those they...

I know the calendar says it's the month of October but there have been days when it has felt as though it were July.  When it feels...

Here's a truth:  when I write about the importance of being positive and finding positive inspiration in our lives, the idea of fin...

There is definitely an art to tweeting.  The ability to say something precise and succinct in 140 characters or less is not an easy thing t...

It is Friday and I am one big burnt piece of toast! It has been a week of going to the hospital (hopefully my Dad will be discharged to...

  The older I get, the more I find the below quote to be true.     What do you think?     Photo Courtesy of French Essence ...

When I spend too much time in front of the computer or television I don't feel right. I don't feel as if my body and mind are w...

"Embrace Your Journey." You may have wondered why that phrase is listed at the top of my blog underneath the title, "Cr...

I remind myself every day, all the time in fact, that I have a choice in how I decide to view the world.   I can be negative about thin...

Happy to wake up to a beautiful Saturday morning. . . time to try and undo the knots and tension from the work week. . . Easing into the day...

Who cares what happened yesterday. . . . Today is today & this is what I am going to remind myself . . .

I don't always feel positive about all of the situations that life throws my way but I do feel very positive about life.   Would I ...