Logan, Hayden and Madison It's that time of year again that we send and receive Christmas cards and letters with updates from friends and family. With that in mind, here is our tribe's annual message. Of course it was a strange year, but we made it and we still have smiles on our faces. It was our first full year…
If you've been obsessed with playing online chess for a week. And then, for the next week, you're obsessed with turning wood. In the following week you can think of nothing else than to cook Spanish cuisine. And then, a week later, you forgot all that and are suddenly enthusiastic about cross-country skiing. You probably won't get very far. Sure,…
"The greatest gifts you can give someone are your time, love, and attention." ~ Unknown The other day I saw this phrase on social media: "Spread friendliness, not COVID-19." And I started thinking about how contagious kindness is, which reminded me of a viral video I've always loved: A skateboard child falls and a construction worker helps him up. The…
"Don't look for someone to solve all your problems. Look for someone who won't let you see you alone." ~ Unknown For me, depression is like walking up a hill all the time. Most of the time the hill only has a gradient of one percent. It can hardly be said that it is a hill. I walk, run, jump,…
“This is the time when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against planetary darkness. We put on lightbulbs, light campfires and light candles. And we sing. "- Annita Diamant <img data-attachment-id = "24270" data-permalink = "https://ct.counseling.org/2020/12/counseling-connoisseur-holidays-2020/holidays2020/" data-orig-file = "https://ct.counseling.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Holidays2020.jpg" data-orig-size = "1250,832" data-comment-opens = "1" data-image-meta = "{" Aperture ":" 0 "," Credit ":" "," Camera ":"…
"Sometimes music is the only thing that distracts you from everything else." ~ Unknown All major art forms can be a way to experience a deeper part of ourselves, but there is something unique about music. Perhaps it's because music is a frequency with no physical form so it can easily become a route into the formless realms of intuition…
At least 1/3 of the world's population has to be rehabilitated at some point during a period of illness or injury. In numerical terms there are 2.4 billion people in the world who need rehabilitation . If we break this down further, we can find geographic inequality in access to services, leading to higher rates of need in low- and…
Top contributor for December: Vidya Acharya For the month of December, let's acknowledge the efforts of a special individual, Vidya Acharya . Vidya is a physiotherapist with endless energy! She has a positive and dynamic personality and is always happy to help and guide new volunteers. Always ready to take on new assignments and assignments, she is behind the scenes…
"Live and let live." ~ Unknown So there I was sitting in front of the Zoom meeting when it happened. The overwhelming grief hit me like a freight train. And no matter how much emotional training I tried to deepen or self-help tricks I tried to muster, nothing could stop the train at that moment. The emotions flooded me, forcing…
Muscular dystrophy is an umbrella term for a group of diseases that are progressive hereditary diseases caused by mutations in genes that are involved in muscle function. Examples are Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy can vary widely in ethology and presentation, but most forms cause muscle weakness and muscle atrophy, which leads to fatigue and restrictions…