What Have We Learned
What Have We Learned? There certainly is a lot of confusion these days about what we can believe and who is speaking the truth. There are forces at work distorting the research and numbers, resulting in large mortality figures, so they can paint COVID-19 as the...
Take the Road Less Traveled
Take the Road Less Traveled October is known for “pinkwashing” … Many companies jump on the bandwagon to support the breast cancer cause by promoting a pink ribbon product. They produce, manufacture, and/or sell products and link it to the disease. In recent years,...
Actions to Ease Anxiety, Worry and Fear
The past six months have instilled anxiety, worry and fear into the entire county. Fear causes chronic stress. Dealing with fear is the same as dealing with any other emotion. It begins with taking time to be aware of what we are feeling. Then ask if it is real or...
Curious Minds
Curious Minds We have curious minds about what is happening to our world as we knew it. Even though we do not always have a choice about what is going on, we have a free will and can choose how we respond to our experiences. There are some positive ways to reflect and...
Spiritual Beings Have a Human Experience
Spiritual Beings Have a Human Experience Having a friendly relationship with death is a birthright for each of us if we are willing to do the work. And the work is dealing with our fears about the subject. No other culture is as disconnected with death as ours....
Understanding Fear
Understanding Fear Before we learn how to deal with fear, we first need to understand what it is. There are two distinct kinds of fear. Natural fear and perceived, or false, fear. It is important to differentiate what kind of fear we are dealing with. False fear has...
Inner Strength for Changes
Inner Strength for Changes I bet when you think about your life so far, your will remember other times you were anxious, afraid, frustrated, or angry. Life is like that. We did make it through those other tough times. We know we will make it through this uncertainty...
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, Today is a Gift
Yesterday is history. We know things will not be the same when this pandemic mess is over. We will not go about our “business as usual” as it was before the start of this world-wide crisis. What are the gifts and lessons we are learning from this novel worldwide...
Fun and Laughter in a Serious Time
Fun and Laughter in a Serious Time Someone tells a funny story and people around burst in laughter. Another person has a cute joke to share and again there are smiles and reminiscing of good times. When times are tough the tough can get happy with laughter. Recently I...
Joyce Sobotta
Breast Health Educator
