by Susan Gabriel | Jun 1, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
Stay steady, my friends. Our world can get scary sometimes. Periodically, things fall apart, in our lives and in our communities. Pandemics happen, as do social injustices. But we humans are resilient creatures. We can do hard things. We will work to right the wrongs....
by Susan Gabriel | May 29, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
Although I am not much of a thrill-seeker these days, the ladies in the front definitely look like they are having more fun than the ones in the third seat. It makes me wonder if we might want to change our attitude about the roller coaster we’ve found ourselves on...
by Susan Gabriel | May 27, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
White-Squirrel-Video Life goes on. Even though the human species is vexed with a renegade virus right now, the rest of the natural world carries on as usual. Here in my neck of the woods, we are not only blessed with mountain laurels in full stunning bloom right now,...
by Susan Gabriel | May 18, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
Resilience means that we rest when we need to. Women especially are prone to taking care of everybody else before we take care of ourselves. Whenever we try to talk ourselves out of this crucial element of self-care, we are misguided. Take the time. Rest. I am feeling...
by Susan Gabriel | May 15, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
One of the things I have learned in the last eight weeks is that it is wicked hard not to overeat during a pandemic. Especially if you tend to be an emotional eater and turn to certain foods for comfort when stressed. In the early days, when we first started...
