Leaders Need Caregiving Too
Chances are, you know several people who are leaders. And guess what? Leaders need caregiving too. Your neighbor...
Leaders Need Caregiving Too
Wisdom
My Post-Election Pledge – Will You Join Me?
My Post-Election Pledge – Will You Join Me?
When the presidential election returns are counted and a president is named, I wonder: how will people react? Some...
Practicing Self-Care: 10 Tips for Dealing with a Bad Day
Practicing Self-Care: 10 Tips for Dealing with a Bad Day
Are you having a bad day? Or perhaps even just a horrendous hour? Here are my favorite ways to release the feelings...
10 Tips for Supporting Your Spouse After a Layoff
10 Tips for Supporting Your Spouse After a Layoff
By Carolyn Lowstuter When my husband was fired from his job, it threw us both for a loop. Thankfully, that...
Surviving the Stress of a Partner’s Job Loss
Surviving the Stress of a Partner’s Job Loss
By Carolyn Lowstuter "Honey, I've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I'd love to meet you...
Caring Gestures for an Unemployed Friend
Caring Gestures for an Unemployed Friend
At the time that I write this, our country is experiencing especially large job losses due to the COVID 19...
What Should We Say to an Out-of-Work Friend?
What Should We Say to an Out-of-Work Friend?
Job loss is painful. Research indicates that for many, losing a job may trigger an extended period of grief,...
15 Special Spirit Lifters for the Suffering
15 Special Spirit Lifters for the Suffering
Be our dinner guests. When I was critically ill and confined to my home, it was the highlight of our day when friends not only brought dinner, but also joined us for dinner and conversation. (The dinner-guest schedule was arranged by a caring friends and by my parish nurse.) A friend typed my favorite Bible verses in large print on her computer. I posted one verse in each room of my home, so that when I walked into a room I had something positive to read and think about. Ask the person for their favorite verses or use my favorites; Proverbs 3:5; Psalm 91:4; Psalm 115:1; Isiah 49:15,16; Jeremiah 29:11-14.
