Seriously that’s a good question: What is this ‘emotional intelligence’ that everyone talks about? Online it is described as: “Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to perceive, understand, and manage one’s own emotions and relationships. It involves being aware of emotions in oneself and others and using this awareness to guide thinking and behavior. EmotionallyContinue reading “What Is Emotional Intelligence?”
Category Archives: Family Dynamics
Believing in Yourself
In a world of constant turmoil where your patience has long run out and you find that your limited finances are sadly dwindling in solidarity with your patience—while increasing chaos and mind-numbing media cacophony scatter your remaining wits, with friends and loved ones backing away from your personal crisis situation in self-preservation—there comes a gradualContinue reading “Believing in Yourself”
The Root of Woundedness
Did you ever just automatically erupt over something someone said or did and then wondered where that nasty reaction came from inside you? Unfortunately for our bruised egos, sometimes we discover that we aren’t in as total control of our emotions as we had assumed ourselves to be. I dislike realizing that personal flaw asContinue reading “The Root of Woundedness”
Oceanic Bliss
“Humpback and her Calf at Night,” Mosaic Art by Radical Reflections Co
Acknowledging Ourselves
We exist. We ARE. We live and die, and somewhere in-between the two, we learn. WHAT we learn depends on so many factors such as our living environments, our support teams on earth and beyond who protect us and nurture our growth, and that soul spark within us that drives us forward toward some unseenContinue reading “Acknowledging Ourselves”
Wishing You Peace
This is the time of year when we gather with family and friends for good food, fellowship, and joy. At least that’s the intention of the year-end holiday season, but not everyone is so blessed right now. And while I do wish everyone an abundance of food, love, peace and joviality, I also know thatContinue reading “Wishing You Peace”
Depth Plunge in Minutiae
As a jig-saw puzzle fanatic I can obsess for hours over a thousand random puzzle pieces spread across a card-table waiting for sense to be made from it all, because to me it’s a challenge and perhaps a metaphor for LIFE. What makes ‘the sense’ part you might ask in a puzzle or in LIFE?Continue reading “Depth Plunge in Minutiae”
Like Dad
I was reminiscing about what my mother and grandmother taught me (Wrapping the Garden), but during the process failed to give my dad his due. If I was behaviorally similar to anyone—including my cliff-jumper Aries personality, it was to him—a fellow Aries. My mother jokingly swore I was his actual birth-child because we were soContinue reading “Like Dad”
FINDING YOUR TRUTH 