A recent memorial for a friend of LCL featured a video, The Thanksgiving Chair. As the protagonist went through his day, which included moments of frustration and grief, a chair appeared as a reminder of the importance of giving thanks. As he sat in it, and later placed his daughter in the seat, that lesson was again learned. As a viewer of the video, I relearned it as well and recognized the … [Read more...]
Every Week is Well-Being Week
Commemorative weeks, months, and days raise awareness generally and have specific meaning for many of us. For example, May is Mental Health Awareness Month which may commemorate recovery for some and remind others of loss. Yet we acknowledge that recovery and experience that grief all year. Can we do that for well-being in our profession? The first week in May is Well-Being Week in Law. The ABA … [Read more...]
Making Time for Self-Care
There are countless aphorisms about self-care, ranging from the pithy to the profound. Many of these boil down to insufficient available time with the result being that, when it comes to self-care, many of us can’t seem to find the time. It’s understandable; there are always other priorities, urgent matters, other people’s needs, etc. There are only so many hours in a day. And so it goes, each day … [Read more...]