by Joyce Baldinucci | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I planned to write this month’s blog on an entirely different topic but I felt compelled to write about the power of food, conversation and connection after a recent trip to Italy. I had the good fortune to spend a week travelling in southern Italy with my son. This...
by Joyce Baldinucci | Apr 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve definitely been practicing what I preach lately, especially when it comes to radical acceptance. Radical acceptance is a concept that underlies Buddhist philosophy and has been written about at great length by one of my favorite authors, Tara Brach. It is also...
by Joyce Baldinucci | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Most of us avoid conflict like the plague – we actually think of conflict as a dirty word. When we hear the word conflict, we conjure up images of harsh battles that leave both parties angry, depleted and disconnected. I’d like to suggest a new way to think about...
by Joyce Baldinucci | Feb 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Several weeks ago, I had a day at both ends of the mindfulness spectrum – at one moment incredibly mindful and then equally mindless at another. My son was home with the flu for a few days and I had been scurrying around keeping him hydrated and trying to disinfect...
by Joyce Baldinucci | Jan 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Fear impacts so many aspects of our lives. We often hold ourselves back from trying new things or taking on challenges because our essential fear is that we’ll fail. We fear that we’re not good enough, or that we won’t reach some unrealistic standard of...
