by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Aug 26, 2022 | Blog
On The Wings of Love Early in the life of this blog, I did many writings on Love. In fact, I did so many a friend found me a decorative pillow with the word LOVE embroidered on its lovely red casing. It has to be one of the words that can most trigger us as well as...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Aug 19, 2022 | Blog
Be The Change This familiar quote can be seen from a deep perspective or just a cliché. I had this inscribed on a ring to remind me that Being is more critical than doing. Growing up in the “we can change the world” generation; it seemed to me for years to be about...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Aug 12, 2022 | Blog
Rise Above This has been a week of household craziness – from plumbing issues to car problems, it seemed like every time I turned around, I was in the weeds of solving problems and carrying some anxiety along with it. Then my friends started sharing their challenges...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog
Seeing the Big Picture The phrases around seeing the bigger picture can often refer to looking beyond the issue to the larger context. I have frequently referred to it as looking from 30,000 feet as opposed to ground level; or being in the balcony instead of on the...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Jul 29, 2022 | Blog
Bridge Over Troubled Water I was recently reminded of the classic song that the title of this blog is named for. A song of a generation – and artists of a generation that formed my awareness in so many ways. I find it so interesting that the messages I clung to in...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Jul 22, 2022 | Blog
The Business of Isness If I had a dollar for every time, I heard someone say “it is what it is” – I could definitely retire on a beach in Hawaii and sip funny coconut drinks all day. There is truth in that phrase and at times it comes with a kind of tone of...
