What is your loneliness IQ? What is that, you might ask? Its a reliable “psychology testing instrument” that aired on Oprah. In simple speak, it’s a test to tell you where you stand on the loneliness scale in…
Author: Alison Rodgers
Five Important Things
If your physician told you today that you had a very short time to live, how would it change your outlook on life? My time in hospice care and counseling has forever changed how I view what is “important.” A…
For “Always Alone”
“I am always alone.” The words appeared in my inbox yesterday. It’s a short statement, but one that I mulled over all night. Thank you, dear one, for trusting me with your contemplation…and do you know that it was not…
Musings
Music: Iridescent by Linkin Park Today’s been one of those moment by moment days, locked between my novel characters and personal realizations. I am about to toss the whole thing and walk to the post office with Taryn, just to…
Inner Balance
Balance, sanity, stasis. Have you reached a place in your life where your first thoughts are excitement over the coming day? Have you found yourself without dread, negative thoughts, fear, and anxiety? According to the overwhelming majority of medical professionals…
Natural Beauty
Do you need some downtime, but don’t have time to jet to Bora Bora? Maybe you and your love can find pleasure, peace and romantic moments by creating your own “spa” experience at home. It’s one of my very favorite…
How to Find Lasting Peace
peace/pēs/ Noun: Freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility. It’s the human condition: we seek peace and happiness, and want to lessen or eliminate suffering. It is unfortunate for we of the homogeneous homosapiens that suffering brings about learning, and learning,…
Eat This Cake
There are questions in my mind, questions that echo now that I’ve watched the two versions of “Alice in Wonderland.” I have to admit that I prefer the newer Johnny Depp version with the White Queen and the enormous head…
Changing Lanes: Steps to Change your Thoughts
If you look into the neural pathways of a six month old child, there is an amazing work at hand. First, all these little synapses are being formed, day in and out, moment to moment, making the human brain the…
How Did We Get Here?
The morning is beautiful, without a cloud in the summer-kissed sky, just peeking through the deep green of the trees in my window. Today holds promise, anticipation, possibility. I love having a sense of wonder about every day, waiting for…
Serenity Audio Feed Notice
An updated file has been added to Changed for Life and Today’s Healthy Minute at: http://www.changedforlife.org/media/audio/ The series, based on the Serenity Prayer and the introduction of James, is based on a Christian understanding of times of hardship and our…
On Real Marriage, Real Life
It’s a June Saturday in Indiana, and life is an amazing adventure. Here from my newly acquired high backed padded dark wood bar stool, I am once again returned to the drafting desk that I use to write. It is…
Ily, Linkin Park
There are few things in the world that I love to listen to more than a.) the sound of my baby’s voice when he talks to me; b.) my daughter laughing; c.) Chester and Mike singing anything ever played by…
Ode to Donuts
It’s National Donut Day. Is there any better time to celebrate life’s most important pastry in the world with a cup of java or a cold glass of milk? It’s impossible to be depressed around donuts in my life, unless…
Out of the Grey
I find myself “in the grey,” in a place where pain echoes. I don’t feel well today. Blaugh. It’s one of those insidious little things, being tired. A headache running three months now, usually enough in the background that I…