Tag Archives: attitude
Laugh
If you’re not inclined to stop and breathe or meditate in the moment, then laugh! Laughter prompts a diaphragmatic breath, which releases dopamine and serotonin, and reduces stress, anxiety and muscle tension. Create your own “laugh track” such as jokes or … Continue reading
Positive Attitude
Make someone’s day“I’m an incurable optimist … always have been. Many years ago, I sent a note of appreciation to the department head for a woman who had helped me immensely. The following day I received a phone call from … Continue reading
Service
“I’ve been living in service of certain ideas—the status quo—trying to explain myself constantly and create a palatable narrative of what I am. And I don’t want to do that.” – Greta Lee Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the … Continue reading
Deprescribing
You’ve written about older people taking too many medicines. My parents were each on 14 different drugs in their nineties! I kept begging them to speak with their doctor, but his answer was always, “if it’s working, don’t stop.” To … Continue reading
Impulses
‘My deepest impulses are optimistic, an attitude that seems to me as spiritually necessary and proper as it is intellectually suspect.’— Ellen Willis
Real Life of an MSW 