Mindful Minute

he benefits of spending time outdoors are well researched and documented, and include a wide range of positive outcomes on emotional and physical well-being.

What if you could think your way to having improved self-esteem? Would you do it?

Parenting defiant children can leave caregivers feeling frustrated, exhausted, and overwhelmed. So, what can you do with a little one that won’t listen?

Positive thinking, or an optimistic attitude is a way of viewing the world, events, and experiences, and making it a practice of focusing on the good in any given situation.

Only when we identify, validate, and allow ourselves to feel can we move forward with processing and taking care of ourselves and each other.

We often resist our emotions, pushing them down, avoiding, running, denying, and fighting, perhaps fearful of their power. But just as we cannot swim away from the ocean, we cannot swim away from our emotions.