What is it like to struggle in relation to another human being? What is it like to want to be connected and yet not find a way to connect emtionally with your partner? How hurtful is it when we try to connect and let yourself be vulnerable but get misunderstood? These are questions that we have [...]
Author Archives: gail
Winter Blues
January 14, 2011 – 10:01 am
Is winter hitting you hard? When I go out to shovel the snow and find I can’t pitch it high enough on the existing bank…I start to get nervous for our annual spring flood. The growing accumulation of snow has many of us worried. What can we do? There is a skill advocated by the [...]
How are you…really?
May 12, 2010 – 1:39 pm
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had real conversations about that question? How would it feel to really be able to say how things are for you when people ask “how are you?”. I’m guessing that we get so accustomed to giving fake answers like “fine” or “great” that we begin to lose track of [...]
Yipee – new technology
June 24, 2009 – 12:36 pm
OK, so..I’m going to be up for a new phone contract soon. I’m so excited to see the new technology that I will have at hand with a new phone. Two years in the technology world is enough time to invent, create and produce a new look. I’m wondering how that is for us as [...]
Life in the Display Window..
May 13, 2009 – 11:51 am
Walking to the bank today I passed a jewelry store. I let myself linger and window shop for a few minutes. The display cases sparkled with beautiful stones and unique custom made pieces. In the next window was a collection of Hummel figurines. Quickly tears came to my eyes. And then,along the neuronet of my memory, [...]
Flood Update
April 10, 2009 – 3:20 pm
I’ve been distracted by many events over the last few months but nothing like the threat of flood. Right now, our Red River Valley is experiencing a flood and a threat of more flooding. We are currently waiting for the second crest to raise the river to unprecended levels. Hundreds of families are impacted by [...]
Upcoming events for Blue Moon and Journey Counseling
August 1, 2008 – 10:54 am
I have a “Lunch and Learn” event scheduled and you are welcome to join Gordie and I for some great skill training to update your relationship skills. The sessions are in our training room on the 4th floor downstairs from our office in the Black Building (we are on the 6th floor Suite 601) Bring [...]
A Solution to Decrease Depression
August 1, 2008 – 9:16 am
In chemistry class, one of the learning objectives is to understand concentration and solutions. I remember writing formulas to describe the solution created in the beaker. Let’s take that image and apply it to a strategy to decrease depression. We know that the body creates chemicals based on emotions. If we panic, chemicals make us [...]
Is Happiness Real?
April 2, 2008 – 1:31 pm
What is happiness? Perhaps, as Eckhart Tolle explains, happiness is the absence of unhappiness. Think about it for yourself. When are you happy? Do you notice when you are happy? Do you say “Wow, right now I am happy!” Or do we more often only look for happiness out of our unhappiness, misery, depression and [...]
Happiness is Hard Work
March 6, 2008 – 9:57 pm
Welcome to the Blue Moon Blog! Our first topic for the blog conversation is happiness. I am very excited to write and read and respond to topics and ideas about happiness. Some would argue that if you have to work hard at happiness - it’s somehow artificial. Should happiness, by its very nature, be effortless and easy? [...]