Dr. Carolyn Coon

We all have times in our lives when we need an attitude adjustment. The subject of the adjustment, hopefully, varies – the need rarely does. I suspect it would be so much simpler and less painful if we could only identify, early on, when an adjustment is necessary rather than discovering in the midst of the need. This has nothing […]

Now. Today is the only day you have. I know that the phrase, ‘today is the first day of the rest of your life’ is quoted often. But… have you thought that today, right now may be your only day? Consider, for a moment, what you would want your final day to look like – and

What defines your ‘good life’? What do you need/want in order to enjoy the good life? Do you have all you need now? What’s missing? Is it only material things that are missing or are there some more esoteric ‘items’. Actually the place to start is with a definition. YOU have to be able to

Legitimate question. We all typically are asking for ‘more’ to accomplish whatever the task/goal that we are pursuing, but what are we doing now with what we have? Marking time? Working toward the accomplishment? Waiting? We obviously have some of the resources/supplies we need or we never would have gotten started, so what are we doing…now?

We humans are really, really quick to judge – a rush to judgment. Why? Because it neatly places the issue in its proper place. If it’s a person then it tells us how we are to  respond to that person. As a creation we are most adept at putting people and things into boxes and then

“… the path of grief could not be scripted and was one taken alone, even if one grieved with family.” That’s a quote from a book by Jacqueline Winspear and probably is one of the best descriptions of the the emotion of grief I’ve ever read. Grief is really all pervasive. It is physically felt

What a devastating phrase. I had a friend who use to enjoy quoting, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Unfortunately that’s all too accurate. These words are often used to cover an unthinking act. We use it to justify what we’ve done, or not done. It’s really an excuse, a throw away

I believe we are all looking to belong… somewhere. We are on a search for a home, a place of refuge. But also a place to grow. Simply… we are looking for a place that we belong. And a place that’s safe. It seems that some people have no problem finding their ‘place’. You can watch

What causes us to lie? It’s not a question of whether or not one lies, unfortunately we all do. But why? When we do lie we are typically on tenterhooks until the truth comes out – and it seems to always come out at the worst possible moment. Most of the time we end up getting caught

“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want….” is the beginning of the 23rd Psalm. I think nearly everyone is familiar with this Psalm. Often it is recited at a funeral as a testimony of confidence, of faith. This is also echoed in Ephesians (1:3) which attest to Paul’s statement that we have been blessed with ‘every’ spiritual