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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
