Where I’ve Been
I know I’ve been gone, long gone. But I’m here. And for the first time in a long time, I’m happy, really happy!
Big news, we’ve sold our little ranch that we had bought, and moved into, right before I started writing for Life As A Human. I loved the ranch, loved the views, but really hated the solitude it brought. I really disliked the community that we were a “part of.” I use quotes because I never felt a part of it, the whole time we lived there. I was always a lurker, always held at an arm’s length.
Horses as Healers
What do you do with a kid who’s angry, depressed, disconnected, or all of the above? Lorna Shepardson knows a magical gift horses possess that can help bring young people from the depths of darkness to a glimmer of self-confidence. This is Lorna’s story.
Find Another Locker: Are You Where You Need to Be in Life?
Tim Heintzman says sometimes we get stuck on where we think we should be in life, but life may have different plans for us. Now, if only we could listen to what life is telling us.
Take a Hike, Not a Pill, Part II: Releasing the Reptile
In Part I of Take a Hike, Not a Pill, Mary Rose began exploring the root causes of depression. In Part II, she looks at how the reptilian part of the human brain is at odds with the way we think life should be.
Take a Hike, Not a Pill, Part I: Depression and Imbalance
In Part I of Take a Hike, Not a Pill, Mary Rose explores how our over-stimulating, unbalanced society may be a major cause of depression. But are most of us are too caught up in the chaos to pay attention?
Flip Your Current Life Story Over
When you feel stuck, or caught up in the challenges of life, change the way you see the world. Literally. Nathan Thompson offers some innovative ways to gain a fresh perspective.
New Medicine Thinking
New Medicine is a more involved, integrated approach to healthcare. Moira Gardener shows you how to build your New Medicine toolkit.
Softening, Engaging the Funny Bone and Expressing Gratitude: Three Friends’ Recipes for Dealing with Prostate Cancer
Three men. Three diagnoses of advanced prostate cancer. One message of gratitude. Three men in my life who I care about a lot have recently been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Each is relatively young, none of them know each other, but … Read more →
Make It Easier to Save and Harder to Spend
One of our key Upside Life messages is about developing and maintaining financial well-being through adequate saving coupled with living within our means and buying items when we can afford them. National Public Radio Economic commentator Beth … Read more →
No Man’s Land
An addict finds the eye of the storm in a local park and it changes everything.
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