Recently, the word resilience has been appearing in my life in various settings. Resilience is the ability to bounce back after adversity, and sometimes it requires bouncing back to a new normal. Even when we have competence, mastery is often defined by resilience, having a shorter recovery time. If you watch tennis, you’ve probably seen…

Recently, I read the following on the Go Red For Women Better U, “When making changes to your lifestyle, it is important to control your thoughts. Stay positive and identify unhelpful ways of thinking.” This got me thinking more about overcoming obstacles, this time the obstacles of our thoughts and self-talk. Sometimes when trying to…

At a recent workshop related to living fully with Heart Disease and goal setting, one of the participants asked “How do you prevent becoming overwhelmed?” When I asked her what she does to prevent overwhelm it turned out to be dropping activities or commitments which translated to “give up.” We’ve all given up on a…

This Sunday, I will be speaking at my local library on how to live fully with Heart Disease.  This is the framework for the work that I do which revitalizes clients. The five keys are: Looking forward to what your ideal full life would be. Experiencing where you are now, compassionately acknowledging that your present…

Recently, I watched a video of a speaker at the Fairfield Happiness Club.  The # 1 idea presented was: I think appreciatively and gratefully.  Yesterday, I visited a link to another gratitude video. I was struck by the narrators parting words which were something like “May gratefulness flow into blessing all around you.” Gratitude is a very…

Recently, I read an article about Randy Jackson of American Idol living with Diabetes.  I was encouraged by what he said. Though he was speaking of diabetes, lots of what he spoke about is applicable for dealing with cardiac disease too.  Here are some highlights. 1)      “It’s about us in this life taking ownership of…