Posts by Dr Benna Sherman
7 Guidelines for a successful Valentine’s Day
Valentines Day quotations for friends, family, and lovers
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” Charles M. Schulz “The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.” Blaise Pascal “A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.” Thomas Moore “What a lover’s heart knows let no man’s brain dispute.” Aberjhani, Visions of…
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Last year, Max had bought Susan a beautiful necklace—diamonds in a white gold heart. To Max it represented love. It had a heart, it was beautiful, and it was expensive; plus, he’d picked it out himself. He was completely stunned when she opened it, said a subdued, “Oh, Max,” and looked sad. The necklace still…
Read MoreNew Year—Fresh Start
Gratitude—This is not limited to thanking people for gifts. This refers more accurately to an attitude. It is a way of thinking about what you are experiencing. For example, on a large scale—are you dodging bullets or bandits on a daily basis while you scavenge for food? No? Be grateful, because for some people that…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Wishing you a year of mindfulness, gratitude, health, and joy.
Read MoreHave to do it right
Holiday Maps
As soon as the Thanksgiving meal had been cleared away, Sandy ran to the closet and dragged out her box of ornaments and the sparkly silver aluminum tree on which to hang them. Nick looked up from his newspaper to see her carefully balancing the smaller box with the ornaments on the bigger box that…
Read MoreHappy Holidays
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house… Sarah was trying to decide where to put the menorah so that it didn’t block the view from the bay window of the Christmas tree. Chanukah was, strictly speaking, long over. It was one of those years when Chanukah came “early”, meaning well before Christmas.…
Read MoreHoliday madness or holiday gladness?
Time for connecting
Micah was amused. When he walked into the family room, what he saw was Sara’s butt up in the air and her head under the couch. Although her voice was muffled, he could just make out that she was asking Ruby, their four year old, if she was sure that this was where her ballet…
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