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- Expecatations of Middle School Children - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Judy WrightTwelve-, Thirteen- and Fourteen-Year-Olds Characteristics Middle school and junior high students are growing more rapidly than they have at any time since infancy. They vary in size tremendously, a fact which directly relates to their feelings about themselves. It should also be noted that ...
Views: 1303(3 votes) - Stop Stress Before It Stops You - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Judy WrightFor every moment you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson Where is your stress coming from? Inside or outside of you? Are you subconsciously adding to your feelings of frustration? Perhaps you are sabotaging your self by not being honest about what you need. ...
Views: 1298(2 votes) - 3 Ways to Become a Home Maker – A Refuge from the World - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Judy WrightHome is where your heart is safe. It is the one place you can relax and be authentic. Home is not just walls, floor and bed, but the intangible aspects of your environment that make you feel welcome and blessed. It is, or should be, a refuge from the world. I am not going to write much about ...
Views: 1281 - Exploring Grief - We Have All Lost Something - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from Judy WrightInternal work on our believe systems, thought patterns and behaviors is the hardest work any of us will ever do. It takes a great deal of courage and desire to change to undergo the strenuous work of digging through the layers of hidden feelings, experiences and hurts. Those who are in ...
Views: 1276(2 votes) - Body Talk-Listen to the Message - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Judy WrightDuh! I just recently came to realize that I listen to my body when it is telling me that I have to go to the bathroom, and when I am tired. These little subtle nudges warn me that my physical body needs some attention. Active since a small child, this internal monitoring system has sent me ...
Views: 1223(2 votes) - Discovering Color In Our Food And Life - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2008 from Judy Wright"While practicing a little mindful eating today I discovered a glorious source of gratitude--colors! While I was concentrating on a potato mindfully, the thought suddenly arose--how would you describe the taste of a potato...and from there my monkey mind jumped to...how would one describe a ...
Views: 1221(5 votes) - Claiming A Compliment - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2007 from Judy WrightMany people have no idea how to accept a compliment with grace and ease. Those old self defeating thoughts are right there yammering away; “She’s crazy if she thinks that I did a great job. I messed up big time last week” or “If I agree, it will seem like I am conceited.” Sometimes the ...
Views: 1196(2 votes) - Anticipatory Grief and On-going Sadness for Caregivers - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2007 from Judy WrightAnticipatory Grief and On-going Sadness for Caregivers © Judy H. Wright, 2005 www.ArtichokePress.com In 1969, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross published On Death and Dying and later went on to launch the Hospice movement in America. Even though her studies focused more on those who were dying than ...
Views: 1115(2 votes) - The Second Half of My Life - by Submitted on May 27, 2005 from Judy WrightJudy H. Wright© 2004 www.ArtichokePress.com Have you ever wondered where destiny would lead you? Have you ever pondered whether the road you are taking would lead to fulfillment and happiness? Unlike so many of my friends and family, I have always had the sure knowledge of what was expected of ...
Views: 1105(2 votes) - How To Make Friends And Build Relationships - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2007 from Judy Wright“How do I teach my child social skills, when I don’t know how to make friends?” “How do you find time to maintain a friendship when life is so busy with work and kids?” These are just some of the questions that were asked by adult participants about their own lack of intimate friends at my ...
Views: 1068(2 votes) - The Second half of My Life - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2005 from Judy Wrightwww.ArtichokePress.com Have you ever wondered where destiny would lead you? Have you ever pondered whether the road you are taking would lead to fulfillment and happiness? Unlike so many of my friends and family, I have always had the sure knowledge of what was expected of me. It was under a ...
Views: 1016(3 votes) - Raising A Resilient, Bounce Back Kid - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2007 from Judy WrightHow does your child handle disappointment? What happens if they don’t win the game, election or friend? Do they want to quit the team when they’re not picked to play? Have a Plan B Resilience helps people deal with disappointments, stress, even trauma. Resilient people see an obstacle as a ...
Views: 929(3 votes) - 51 ways to have fun with your family - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2007 from Judy Wright51 ways to have fun with your family this summer for little or no money. ©2006 Judy H. Wright, Parent Educator and Family Coach. www.artichokepress.com, Missoula, MT. 1. Take a hike. Go around the block, up the mountain, down the trail or under the elm trees. Ideally, we should all be ...
Views: 916(2 votes) - Are You an Author-ity? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Judy WrightAre You an Author-ity? Judy H. Wright, www.ArtichokePress.com (word count 770) The easiest way to become an expert, specialist, power to be reckoned with, a person of influence and someone deemed to know what they are talking about--in other words an authority--is to write a book. For some ...
Views: 912(2 votes) - The Second Half Of My Life - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2007 from Judy WrightHave you ever wondered what your destiny in life was? Did you ever ponder whether the road you were on was the one leading to fulfillment and happiness? Unlike so many of my friends and family, I have always had the sure knowledge of what was expected of me. Under a tree with my teddy bears ...
Views: 875(2 votes) - Garden of our Mind - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2007 from Judy WrightGarden of our Mind ©2007 Judy H. Wright, life educator How and why do we believe what we believe? How do we arrive at our underlying set of beliefs and attitudes (which includes assumptions and prejudices)? Who planted the information in our mind? Was it nurturing or toxic information? Most ...
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