Dr. Robert Roerich (Founder of Roadmind University Online) uses a mental imagery technique called “The Road Interview”: (You take a journey, with guided imagery or mental imagery, down a road.) Take in the sights, sounds and colors, just like a video camera recording all that lies surrounding you. Survey the scene, noticing what is far […]

Do you have recurrent thoughts that intrude into your life and create emotional pain and stress? Did you know that you can learn to control your thoughts and, by doing so, you can reduce your stress level? Do you: Question yourself, Have doubts about the things you do or have done, Frequently think things will […]

Lou and Patricia DeMuro, both age 84, passed away on the same day, five hours apart, in two different locations in La Mesa after a 62-year marriage. The natives of Chicago enjoyed a fond companionship with each other, and neither wanted to live without the other. On the day before they died, their daughter Jan […]

I want to say a huge THANK YOU to you…my family and I have received such incredible and wonderful letters of love and condolence for the death of our Father. Also, a big thank you for privately sharing with me your personal stories of loss…your stories of memorial services and interments…your uplifting thoughts and gifts […]

Into the darkness and warmth of the earth We lay you down Into the sadness and smiles of our memories We lay you down Into the cycle of living and dying and rising again We lay you down May you rest in peace, in fulfillment, in loving May you run straight home in God’s embrace. […]

He told me about: how he met his wife, their courtship and the fun activities they’d shared—the corn roasts and picnics and skating and drive-in movies, his love for her AND his love for each of his family members… and the specific pride he felt for his loved ones. He admitted he’d had a difficult […]

Last month I watched the movie The Lovely Bones about a 14-year-old girl who is murdered by a serial killer and how she deals with living in the in-between world caught between wanting to get vengeance for her death and wanting to help her family heal. The movie toys with the idea of: what if […]

Take a few quiet moments to reflect today, asking yourself: “Is there something in my life that needs to die?” Consider old beliefs, habits, or ways of being you’ve outgrown, relationships that do not enhance your happiness or peace, thought patterns that lead in that same old circle of doubt or frustration. Ask your heart: […]

It takes courage to grieve, and yet, equally important is the courage it takes to let go of grief. Think about: the 35-year-old mother of three who denied herself a personal life as she grieved for 13 years after her young husband died of cancer; the woman who read her dead mother’s letters and cried […]

In my last Blog post I shared some of Henry’s story of existential suffering and the feelings he expressed to his daughter in the time leading up to his death, and said I’d share some ideas for relieving mental suffering. Hearing the following reassurance from a physician or health care team, “My job is to […]