by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog
It Is A Wonderful Life It’s been nearly a year since I started this Blog with the same name as my favorite Christmas movie. I have watched it so many times, that I can nearly quote all the dialogue. I chose that title for my Blog because we were entering a time last...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog
Joy to the World You have probably noticed that there isn’t much laughing going on these days…much less giggling and silliness. Normally this time of year we see Grinch movies or other animated movies hitting the screens with a little Seasonal silliness in their...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Dec 4, 2020 | Blog
The Wonder of Light Somewhat begrudgingly my husband finished hanging the holiday lights on our home and blue spruce tree. After all the grumbling and stumbling, we turned them on with our handy dandy remote. (gotta love technology) We both sighed and were awestruck...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Nov 27, 2020 | Blog
Healing Conflict From Within “The world is not in need of a new philosophy, or a new set of beliefs, or a new religion-the world needs regeneration and healing.” Joel Goldsmith The news continues to inundate us with the conflicts that appear to be everywhere. ...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog
The Feeling of Gratefulness Sometime ago I wrote a series of blogs on gratitude. I got a few comments along the lines of feeling that gratitude has become trite or without sincerity or meaning. I get that – some of us mature folks grew up with the absolute necessity...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Nov 13, 2020 | Blog
The Essential and the Eternal I don’t think we have ever heard the word essential as often as we have in the past months. Essential workers, essential businesses, essential items….the importance of health care workers and janitors has never been more in focus and of...