by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 27, 2023 | Blog
Dance like no one’s watching In conversation with a client this week, I suggested she practice being her true self. Instead of trying to answer the way people expect, give an authentic answer. Instead of waiting to see what everyone else wants for dinner; ask for...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 20, 2023 | Blog
Let It Go- One of my primary spiritual teachers tells me that 90% of the spiritual life is in letting go. While many of us (well me) thought it was about acquiring something are both relieved and a little disappointed to learn this truth. What about all those...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog
Random Acts of Kindness When a book by the same title as this blog came out, I was enchanted with the idea. Since I was living in San Francisco at the time, paying for the person behind me at the bridge toll, became a regular thing I would do…Some days I would pick...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog
Joyful-a feeling or a state Joyful is something I find a challenge to define. It’s bigger than happiness…happiness seems a result of an object that brings a feeling. Like the Happiest Place on Earth known as Disneyland requires that you be in Disneyland to travel...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog
The Beauty of Fall- Fall in the Sierras is a glorious, colorful experience. The golds of the Aspens as they flutter in the breeze; the bright red of the firebushes as they shimmer in the sunlight. There is that melancholy feeling in the air – the ending of one...
