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Cathy: Mishap Tai Chi

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , , , on May 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Those of you who have been getting to know me here may have begun to notice a certain tendency toward being a wee-bit cock-eyed or shall we say, taking a lot of left turns off path. I think I read that old Robert Frost poem at a very young age and have taken the [...]

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Cathy: Yard work is a blessing

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , on February 9, 2009 | 8 Comments »

I know most people feel toward yard work the way I feel about dentists. I’d rather let my teeth rot in my mouth than go and deal with the dentist head on, mouth open. But I love yard work, especially now, for a few reasons.
Last Saturday, I did a lot of yard work. I cut [...]

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Writing about your emotions helps healing

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on December 8, 2008 | 11 Comments »

From yesterday’s Boston Globe:
WHILE POLICY WONKS debate how to deliver high-quality healthcare without skyrocketing costs, here’s one opportunity for some cheap, evidence-based medicine. In a recent study, 36 men were asked to write for 20 minutes on three consecutive days. Half the men had to write about their deepest emotions related to a traumatic experience, [...]

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Writing is good for you

Posted in Miranda, tagged , on November 11, 2008 | 9 Comments »

So says the Boston Globe:
SOME RESEARCH HAS found that expressive writing has positive effects on both mind and body. Two psychologists decided to see if even a fleeting episode of writing could make a difference. College students were given just two minutes on two consecutive days to write about a traumatic experience, a positive experience, [...]

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