by Michele Taylor | Jun 19, 2020 | Thoughts About Healing
Wedged in between the heavy drama and impact of news stories here in the U.S. this week, I stumbled on an almost obscure yet tragic incident. A 20-something man who, in virus-quarantine, had developed quite a skill with online trading, over-reacted to a bright red...
by Michele Taylor | Oct 13, 2019 | Thoughts About Healing
This recent trip overseas, I decided to guinea-pig myself in an experiment. Always seeking remedies to reduce the dreaded Jet Lag, I’d read about how face masks – the kind that filter germs – can actually shorten your ‘lag time’. Something about breathing moist air,...
by Michele Taylor | Sep 29, 2019 | Beauty Within, Thoughts About Healing
I hate going to the doctor. Any doctor, any time (even when I’m sick and might need one), for any reason. Even benign check-ups. It’s not quite at the phobic-level, but close. Recall what early American pioneers took note of as they moved out West, and encountered...
by Michele Taylor | Jun 25, 2019 | Thoughts About Healing
It’s natural to search for meaning, some sort of anchor or True North in all of existence, following the untimely death of someone in your family or friendship circle. It can feel like you’ve fallen off of a cliff: arms and legs cartwheeling, trying to...
by Michele Taylor | Jun 6, 2019 | Thoughts About Healing
It’s summer here in the U.S. I love this season, but every year at this time I regress a little, back into feelings of sadness surrounding my father’s passing. Though I wasn’t his exclusive care-giver, I was with him every day for several months, and felt like I lived...
by Michele Taylor | Jun 2, 2019 | Thoughts About Healing
Many women I know are striving to release unhealthy thinking and patterns of behavior. Case in point, our frequent urge to retreat from conflict through apology. The amount of introspection and effort required depends on how long we’ve nursed the emotional wounds that...