Last week I was looking out my back porch window and saw my 95 pound Pyrador (a cross between a Great Pyrenees and Labrador and affectionately referred to as the Big White Dog) in the middle of the backyard. Circling around her was a white, fluffy, maybe 5 pound dog yapping noisily. My dog is […]
Author: juliannejackson
I am a therapist at Family Counseling Services, a division of Lifelines Counseling Services in Mobile, Alabama.
To Survive or Thrive?…
I was speaking to a clinical sports physiologist I know and he shared that in his opinion too many people are going through life just getting by. People are surviving, but not thriving. He teaches people how to thrive and it’s his passion. Don’t his words echo what we all hope for?…Dream about?…thriving! Thriving is […]
Wisdom of the Weeping Willow…
There is a weeping willow tree in my front yard. A “Mary Poppins” tree as my children used to call it. It used to be grand and elegant with its branches swinging in the wind. My children have special memories of playing under its canopy of green with neighborhood friends. Last year I began to […]
Patience?!…Joy?!…
Last week I heard the doctor say…”Yes, it’s definitely a foot injury. You need to stay off it as much as possible while the inflammation and pain settle down. You will have to be patient and give it some time to heal.” Patience?! That’s really not what I wanted to hear. I immediately thought of […]
Everywhere you go…
A friend once told me that one of the most lasting lessons of wisdom her father taught her was, “Everywhere you go, leave it a better place” This has always stuck with me. What if we all adopted this mentality? … “Everywhere you go leave it a better place”. What would this look like? Remembering to […]
