by dmackinnon | Mar 22, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
The other day my stepson and his friend came to my house to pick up some of the stuff my stepson had stored in our basement as he was moving to a new apartment. They said they needed to make another trip so I invited them to stay for dinner when they returned. They...
by dmackinnon | Jan 30, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
Who would you rather ask a favor from? Say you need a babysitter or even, God forbid, to borrow $100? Here are your choices: Friend A, who will interrogate you about why you need a babysitter or what you want the money for. You know she will do this as she always...
by dmackinnon | Jan 21, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
My husband, Tom, left the country and dry land for three weeks. I stayed home with our son. In some ways, life was harder, but in some ways, life was a lot easier. I noticed about a week after Tom left, that I felt good. Lighter. I had more “work” to do, and less time...
by dmackinnon | Dec 22, 2011 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
In the past, my thinking about gratitude has been along the same lines as the attitude of a Depression-era parent. “Be grateful for what you have. Don’t ask for more. What you have is good enough.” Since I have Depression-era parents, I came by this thinking honestly....
by dmackinnon | Dec 16, 2011 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
If you had a friend who constantly berated you, judged you or criticized you, would you keep her close? Would you want to be around him? Would you try to find ways to spend more time with her or would you try to find ways to avoid him? Most of us would say that life...
by dmackinnon | Oct 31, 2011 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
As I was sitting in traffic at the Burlington Mall a few weeks ago, I was thinking my thoughts, and scanning the road in front of me. It was bumper-to-bumper to get to the mall exit, so I was sitting with my foot on the brake. I scanned right and then left as the car...
