SELF HEALTH + HEALING

I’m just going to say it… I think the holiday season needs a radical overhaul.

More importantly, I think we, as a society, need to change the way we view the holidays. We see ads for the perfect, decadent Thanksgiving meal, served in a lovely setting where everyone is smiling, especially the gracious host. Truth is, in order to achieve that type of perfection, we nearly kill ourselves with stress trying to get that end result… which we never actually achieve. Instead of enjoying our time with loved ones, we can instead wind up emotionally unavailable and stressed out.

Tips for healthy living, happiness and self care!

Practicing regular self care can positively effect your life and your career. At work you will be more alert, communicate more effectively, discover better solutions and handle stress with greater ease.

I want to tell you about an invaluable writing asset. It's become a non-negotiable element of my writing process, and I hope it becomes the same for you.

"A witty parody picture book for the gadget-crazy kid in all of us. GOODNIGHT iPAD is a gentle reminder to power down at the end of the day. It will make you laugh, and it will also help you wrest yourself away from your gadgets and put yourself -- and your machines -- to sleep. Don't worry, though. Your gadgets will be waiting for you, fully charged, in the morning...."

Goodnight iPad is a new book by children’s author David Milgrim under the pseudonym “Ann Droyd“. It’s a parody of the classic bedtime children’s book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown with art by Clement Hurd which was first published in 1947. Milgrim’s updated story shows a very different homelife 50 years later, with mobile devices, social networks, and non-stop streaming media. Even the cat has headphones on.