Archive for April, 2010
I often write about living “positively” (e.g., 3 Things You Need to Move from – to + , Finding Opportunity in the Quicksand) . Although the topic sparks interesting discussion and comments, I worry I might be creating the wrong impression. (Oh, scroll to the end to find out about the Mother’s Day [...]
Chronic illness can foster a bad attitude. Have you noticed how negative thinking creates negative behavior? Now flip that idea and you’re into the positive psychology school of thought. I’m skeptical about ‘quick fixes’ for tough, long standing behavior. But from my own experience, you can retrain the way you think. It takes 3 things: [...]
Keep filling the bank
Chronic illness, unlike acute illness, isn’t static. It continues to reverberate. I’ve been writing about Maestro James Levine’s (my post on grieving) cancer and the back injury/surgeries that have kept him from performing. As it turns out, the man he replaced at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, will not be at the podium at [...]
Good grief, charley brown.
Do you live with debilitating chronic illness that has led to significant life changes? If you’re nodding “yes”, most likely you’ve felt a strong sense loss. But have you experienced grief? I thought about the importance of grieving after reading two articles recently. The first was a news article about James Levine, the Metropolitan Opera [...]
