Blog on Wellness Pearls | Eillen T. O'Grady

You cannot step into the same river twice. Heraclitus [Philosopher 544 BC – 483 BC] Parenting teenagers forces us to operate in unknown territory. I...

Self-Compassion, Wellbeing, Wellness

Symptoms as a Means to get our Attention

04 Jan 2018

Eileen O'Grady

Instead of heading for a big mental breakdown, I decided to have a small breakdown every Tuesday evening. ― Graham Parke, author Symptoms can be...

Self Care, Self-Compassion

Build Bedrock Behaviors

21 Nov 2017

Eileen O'Grady

Nothing needs so reforming as other people’s habits. Mark Twain A recent study in Science Live found that regular walking helps us live longer even...

Bedrock Behaviors, Wellness

What Kind of Bonehead am I?

17 Oct 2017

Eileen O'Grady

And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. —John Steinbeck When you do something that is classified as boneheaded, be...

Inner Critic, Wellbeing, Wellness

Triage Your Life

06 Sep 2017

Eileen O'Grady

What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important. Dwight Eisenhower Before becoming President,...

Wellness

Is Your Procrastination a Ripening or a Dodge?

08 Aug 2017

Eileen O'Grady

We are willing to pursue any vile task as long as it allows us to avoid something worse. Piers Steel, author The Procrastination Equation ...

Goals, Self-Compassion, Wellbeing, Wellness

1,900 Year Old Advice on Adversity

01 Jun 2017

Eileen O'Grady

I’ve been devouring the writings of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 120-180), a practitioner of a practical philosophy called Stoicism. Ancient Stoics sought to accept...

Managing difficult people, Mindfullness, Self-leadership