Be Happy: Smiling is Yoga for the Face

http://newtonandsons.com/agent/gurmej-singh by Lauren Rosenfeld | Jan 5, 2015 | be happy, be joyful, Uncategorized

You don’t feel like smiling. I get it. You just got back from holiday vacation and the work is piled up on your desk and all those days of relaxation seem to have vanished as if they’d never happened. Your car engine is making a grinding noise every time...

Be Blessed: The next time you groan — stop and listen. You just may hear angels singing.

buy gabapentin cod by Lauren Rosenfeld | Oct 17, 2012 | be blessed, be grateful, Uncategorized

It was still dark one morning last month, when Jennifer Dempsey was awakened by the sound of her infant daughter babbling away happily in her crib.  Rolling over, still half asleep, she checked her clock and  saw that it was only 5 a.m.  Like any overtired,...

Saying Goodbye to Bingo: A Life Lesson in Letting Go of Life

hand-to-mouth by Lauren Rosenfeld | Oct 9, 2012 | be blessed, be caring, be compassionate, be connected, be loving, Uncategorized

I.   Our family had a special voice we used in order to talk on behalf of our dog, Bingo. “Bingo’s voice” was high pitched and raspy — a sort hybrid of whininess and spunk. A blend of his adorable neurosis mixed with his unstoppable joie de...

Be Compassionate: “I hope you have a hard life,too!” — an outburst overheard and understood

by Lauren Rosenfeld | Sep 21, 2012 | be compassionate, be mindful, Uncategorized

I honestly can’t say what the fight was about. I was only there to witness its conclusion. And just barely that. I was walking out of the drugstore yesterday with my  purchase in hand, smiling and feeling the sun and the fresh fall air on my skin, when I heard a...

Be The Answer: Alec’s Story (or “The only answer to a prayer I ever needed”)

by Lauren Rosenfeld | Jul 12, 2012 | be blessed, be healed, be healing, be loving, be present, Uncategorized

I’ve been an educator most of my adult life.  Over the years I’ve seen many children whose small and innocent lives were consumed with anger and depression — traumatized by violence, deprivation, and untenable circumstances. But, there was one boy...

Enlightenment of the Middle Ages: Spiritual Lessons I Have Learned in Midlife

by Lauren Rosenfeld | Jun 8, 2012 | be courageous, be grateful, be happy, be wise, be yourself, Uncategorized

I turned fifty this past summer. Which means if I live to be one-hundred (which is an actual goal) I am squarely and undeniably smack dab in the middle of my life. Middle age has its petty annoyances. It also has its perks.  I may not be able to see the dosage...