By Susan | November 4, 2010
ABC News reported that “a study of 660 adults aged 50 and older from an Ohio community, published in the August issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, found that people who had positive attitudes about aging lived more than seven years longer than those with negative attitudes. What’s more, the effect of [...]
By Susan | September 22, 2010
It’s officially autumn! Not a moment too soon after a long hot summer. Let’s Fall…
Fall In Love. Happy people live longer. If you don’t have anyone to fall in love with, at least Fall In Like…A Lot. And you won’t be accused of bigamy!
Fall Down Laughing. Go to a comedy club, sign up for a [...]
Anyone who has watched a young child and/or has been blessed with an animal companion can attest to just how many details the average adult human completely overlooks. A dog finds absolute joy in exploring their backyard on a sunny day, even if that same backyard has remained unchanged for the duration of their short [...]
Just about every one of us can vouch for the fact that your surroundings can affect your mood. Many people spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars enlisting the help of an interior designer. With a little bit of insight into the human mind, most can achieve an uplifting effect in their own home without [...]
By Susan | March 31, 2010
It seems like more and more people are mad these days. Not just irritated or annoyed, but vein-popping, spittle-producing, all-out enraged. A City of Raleigh road crew guy screamed at me yesterday when I pulled out as he was directing traffic (I honestly didn’t know what the heck his arm waving was all about until [...]
By Susan | September 26, 2009
The labyrinth awaits the sojourner – almost calls her by name.
Will you enter my simple boundaries and journey my paths
One step at a time?
~Suzanne Moody
Last week we were treated to a “walking meditation” by Judy Homer (www.soulbasedcoaching.com), who has worked extensively with labyrinths as a meditative tool and who brought her canvas here to the [...]
It was a cross between a fog and a light drizzle. There weren’t clouds so much as there was a moment when the sky dropped down and seemed almost touchable. Colors disappeared and were replaced by shades of gray and brown. The seagulls wheeled and cried, not caring whether the sun was out or not. [...]
By Susan | February 18, 2009
Happiness is an elusive emotion that all of us want but very few of us truly have. We spend most of our lives looking for happiness, either in people, things or activities. But what we don’t understand is that real happiness has to come from within, that we have to find it in ourselves rather [...]
By Susan | January 14, 2009
One of my favorite aspects of opening Calm and Sense is having the opportunity to talk to people about what helps them to reduce stress. Being a big “touch” person, I am quick to recommend massage, yoga and other body work because I know first-hand its power to reduce stress. Many people also find meditation [...]
