Do you remember the playground game “Red Rover“? Two rows of children line up across from each other with hands held. One team hollers, “Red rover, red rover send _____ on over.” The named child runs and tries to break the hand held connection between two opposite team members. If she succeeds she brings the […]
Author: juliannejackson
I am a therapist at Family Counseling Services, a division of Lifelines Counseling Services in Mobile, Alabama.
An Exotic Animal Farm and Frenzied Living…
A number of years ago I traveled to rural Georgia for a horse show. Between my son’s competitions, my husband and I decided to explore the area. We came across a sign for an exotic animal farm where guests can see and feed animals while staying in their cars. Being the adventurers we are, we decided to […]
“I Need A What?!”…
Recently I was enjoying lunch with a friend. Unfortunately life has really thrown her a curve ball, and she was sharing all the many things that she had to take care of and do as a result. I noticed as she talked she appeared to get more stressed and overwhelmed. Excitedly I said… “I know just what […]
Discovering the Song Within…
Recently my husband surprised me with a date to the symphony. I was entranced at how the musicians so intimately connected with their individual instruments. Closing my eyes I allowed the music to sweep over me as if I was riding up and down the waves of the piece. And all the stress, worries, and […]
Getting Purposely Lost…
Who gave permission for the “should be’s” and the “should have been’s” to take up residence in our heads? The “should be’s” propel us into the future and the “should have been’s” chain us to the past. Hushing the holler is key to living mindfully in the present…in the here and now…in the wonder of the […]
