As hectic and busy as December can be with all the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties, seeing people and to-do lists, December can also be quite peaceful and powerful when we focus on presence. Regardless of whether you are standing in a manic or quiet space this month, could you take on the challenge…
Thoughts….. I’m running this column for the third year in a row because of the positive response it generated and it’s THAT TIME OF YEAR FOR SENIORS. Enjoy! This month’s column is for all you juniors and seniors (and college students too) working to find your way. Listen. Work hard. Yes, of course, work hard. Show up…
This is the 5th year running this column because of the positive feedback it generated. May you, too, have a grateful perspective this October: I once knew a man, an artist, in great despair. We were discussing the concept of gratitude and the idea that when we take time to reflect on what we have…
Happy September! The month of new beginnings, manifestation, anticipation of all to come, and the turning of the page. During the respite of August, I had the good fortune of reading the novel “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman. Amongst those treasured pages, I selected a few jewels to share with you here:…
Enjoy the leisure energy of August, where fiction books abound, dreams are manifested and vacation is abundant. Please make your priorities this month to read, to rest, and to relax…. You deserve the time to refuel and to renew. All good things, Jill
Ahhh,,,Summer schedules. I hope you’re making one. One that includes: spending time in nature each day, being true to yourself, doing what you love to do (even for just a few minutes to stay plugged into that energy of manifestation) spending time with people who bring out the best in you, and moving forward, taking…
“Life is a mirror: If you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.” -William Makepeace Thackeray Enjoy the week ahead… Jill
Thoughts….. I’m noticing a pattern… People seem to be being tested-things like old habits resurfacing, people, situations, triggers, presenting themselves when they haven’t for say, five, ten, twenty years. Why now? I believe this “test” continues under the theme of Trouble At The Border. When we’re right at the edge of new…
By Malia Erickson Malia Erickson: What inspired you to write Trust Your Intuition: 100 Ways to Transform Anxiety and Depression for Stronger Mental Health? In one of your personal shares, you explain how you found inspiration for your first novel, Land of Blue. Did you have any moment of clarity or strong intuitive pull to…
Bookpleasures.com welcomes as our guest Jill Sylvester. Jill is a licensed mental health counselor, receiving her Master’s in Education from Bridgewater State University. She received her undergraduate, Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University. As a licensed mental health counselor with a holistic bent, focusing more on life and wellness counseling than…