Using Art to Discover My Purpose I, Noah, am 19 years old, a budding artist, and live in the city of Zurich. I have always been interested in art somehow. Whenever I saw a painting as a child it was like a friend, a creation from a completely different...
Ideas for how to start the New Year with helpful mental health activities Last week I published a blog all about how I wasn’t setting any resolutions this new year. Basically, I decided to set ONLY ONE resolution for 2021: Every day I will do at least one thing that...
Forrest Gump movie has humor, sadness, action, drama and a Vietnam film all rolled into one. This movie is powerful yet charming for its special effects and profound in how it keeps you thinking long after it’s over. We love Forrest Gump for its endless life...
FINALLY! 2020 is almost over! We can finally breathe a sigh of relief as we begin to put the past year behind us. But is anyone else feeling somewhat anxious about what 2021 might bring? Me too. I am having a hard time with feeling absolutely jaded about everything...
Where do you begin when you discover that everything you thought was going to happen will not be happening after all? Plans are so last year and most of us are paralyzed by uncertainty. This year has served up changes daily and sometimes hourly. If it feels like you...
Cancer does not get the final word. We do. My family is pretty rooted in tradition. We always spend Christmas Eve at my great-aunt’s house in a tiny little town in northern Minnesota with anywhere from 40-60 people packed tightly into her home. My mom prepped the...
When something makes your life go BOOM, the natural question is, “Why me?” (For maximum effect, try shaking your fist at the sky.) This may seem like a whiny question because deep down we all know that life throws curveballs from time to time. But truly uncovering the...
I am not a big Christmas person. Honestly, I feel like I am the Scrooge out of everyone I know. Growing up as a child of broken — then blended — families, this time of year has always been a big source of stress and anxiety for me. I know I must have felt the...
Last Christmas stars Emilia Clarke as Kate, a young woman in London struggling to find purpose after a recent health scare. Kate struggle in her career, with her family, her friends and even with romantic relationships. We love this movie because it shows why...
When a colleague in philanthropy offered to introduce me to Robyne Walker Murphy, executive director of Groundswell, a community mural ‘art for change’ program based in Brooklyn, NY, I jumped at the chance. After interviewing Robyne, it was clear we shared a...
