by Manya Chylinski | Mar 16, 2020 | Community, Community Resiliency, Disaster, Friends, Gratitude, Mental health, Public health, Trauma
Saturday morning I was walking to Target. If I have to self-isolate, I need bubble bath! The streets were empty, like a summer Sunday morning when school is out and everyone in my neighborhood is away, or just after a big blizzard when I’m somehow one of the first to...
by Manya Chylinski | Mar 3, 2020 | Gratefulness, Gratitude, Happiness, Mental health
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”—Dalai Lama Happiness is best when it’s shared, with as many people as possible. Just like giving a gift makes the giver happy, showing happiness to others really does...
by Manya Chylinski | Nov 20, 2018 | Gratefulness, Gratitude, Mental health
It’s that time of year – to express gratitude for what you have in your life. No matter the date on the calendar, I work on being grateful and really do pay attention to the things that are going right in my life. Yet, like so many expected feelings we tie to our...