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FSCR: Mindfulness Contributes To Your Life

At one point or another, we all encounter difficult situations throughout our lifetime. The experiences we go through all seem to come together and can truly affect our overall wellbeing. So, when we are placed back into a similar environment or situation, what can we do about it? Perhaps this is where we discuss mindfulness. What is mindfulness? How do you be mindful? Mindfulness is the awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations as they occur. This is an exercise that does not require any kind of equipment. All that is needed is your full participation and an ...

And His Activist Wife

At one point during Donald Trump’s impeachment trial last month, I ended up sitting in the family gallery next to Jane Sullivan Roberts, wife of Chief Justice Roberts. Her husband was presiding over the trial. My husband, Sherrod Brown, was one of the 100 senators who would cast a vote in the final verdict. Follow me, please, down the rabbit hole: This is not the first time I’ve disclosed my marriage of 16 years. Whenever my role as a columnist intersects with Sherrod’s job as a senator, I disclose our relationship. In 2007, Random House published my memoir “...and His ...

Another African Tragedy

Here are a few headlines about an African tragedy: “Africa’s Worst Locust Plague in Decades Threatens Millions” (The Wall Street Journal), “‘Unprecedented’ Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis” (Scientific American), “Somalia Declares Locust Outbreak a ‘National Emergency’” (The National) and “UN Calls for International Action on East Africa Locust Outbreak” (Bloomberg Green). This ongoing tragedy is mostly man-made, according to an analysis by Paul Driessen, who is a senior policy adviser with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and the ...

Do Democrats Not Understand Voters?

Historically, we Americans have been among the world’s most optimistic people. Why? One reason could be that every American, with the exception of those whose ancestors were already here when Columbus arrived or those whose ancestors were brought here in chains, is either herself an immigrant or the direct lineal descendant of immigrants. To be an immigrant — to leave family, friends and familiar places; to dare to strike out across the sea or the continent to a foreign place; to live among people you have never seen; to speak a language you have never heard — is an act requiring ...

Flying Solo: Learn To Roll With The Punches

Regarding my new position at work, I was scheduled for training in Atlanta, Ga. last week and did some research on fun things to do. I knew I was limited on time so I mapped out a few highlights and discussed a game plan with my co-workers once we checked into our hotel. The weather forecast ...

Watering Plants Is Actually Good For You

I know this is an outlier story. It’s about Brooklyn brownstone couples who pay over $2,000 for professionals to choose and care for their houseplants. Houseplant designing is actually a service being offered to the urban and suburban gentry. One such “Plant Doctor & Stylist” charges an hourly rate between $125 and $175. Those are psychotherapy prices. What I see, sadly, are busy careerists outsourcing basic acts of living. It’s one thing to pay for child care. But indoor-plant care? Is carrying a glass of water to the ficus on the windowsill such a time-wasting, big deal? ...