Monthly Archives: November 2011

Creating a Holiday Spirit Yourself

If you’re newly alone this year, the holidays may remind you of the joys and sorrows of past gatherings. But try to stay focused in the present. Let go of your expectations and instead create celebrations that are meaningful to you now. You’ll find your experience of these special days can create new memories to savor throughout the year. Image: Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Now that you’ve used Monday’s tips to get started, here are some more for coping with the holidays on your own: Consider your finances. You’ll need … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Holidays Without a Partner

Now that Thanksgiving is over, many have ‘officially’ moved into the holiday season. Are you alone and wondering how you’ll be celebrating this year? Whether you’re divorced or widowed, a single parent or the spouse of a deployed serviceperson, it may have seemed easier when you had a partner to share in the planning. Now that you’ll be the one creating the holiday mood, you’re likely to feel extra pressures, especially if you have children who are depending on you. Image: Ambro / FreeDigitalPhotos.net You can take advantage of the … Continue reading →

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Gratitude: A Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe

These are hard times. And life is hectic for all of us – especially around Thanksgiving, when we remember how our families celebrated in years past. Holiday images in the media can be seductive and exaggerated. Before you know it, you’re rushing around and trying to conform to unrealistic expectations. Photo courtesy of Jeff Ratcliff, FreeDigital Photos.net Perhaps you’re worried that old family dynamics will surface as soon as you all get together. Will the cousins wonder why your 35 year old son is moving back home? Or what if … Continue reading →

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Virtual Book Tour: Dr. Jeffrey Rubin and "The Art of Flourishing"

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jeffrey Rubin to our Virtual Book Tour today. What follows is a crosspost of his interview with HeadButler.com’s Jesse Kornbuth – Take it away, Jesse: Talk about conflicted! Jeffrey Rubin has been a friend for a decade. Long before he started writing his new book — The Art of Flourishing: A New East-West Approach to Staying Sane and Finding Love in an Insane World — I heard him talk through some of the ideas. I read his book in manuscript and, because I was … Continue reading →

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