Anti-Procrastination Day
Dr. Cason on Aug 16th 2008
It’s my Friday and I’ve declared Fridays my anti-procrastination day! I first got this idea from Flylady (seriously check out this site if you are at all interested in becoming organized). She suggested Wednesdays but that’s a busy day for me at the office and I needed to have a whole day where I can [...]
Introducing Laura Roppe
Dr. Cason on Aug 9th 2008
Have you ever thought you were witnessing the beginning of something big?
I feel this now.
My friend Laura Roppe is living her dream and this week that dream took another step forward!
I remember meeting Laura a few years ago when we all huddled around a couch and listened to her speak of finishing a marathon. I’m always [...]
Do Self Help Books or Blogs Really Help?
Dr. Cason on Jul 11th 2008
There was a bit of a debate at my book club last night.
We were discussing the bestselling book “Happiness is a Serious Problem” by Dennis Prager. Prager tell us that that the only way to achieve happiness is to take responsibility for your life rather than blaming others and how to treat happiness not as an end goal but [...]
Guilt- A Little Dab Will Do Ya!
Dr. Cason on Jul 8th 2008
I was going to write about guilt today because I snapped at Bree. She was taking a loooooong time to put on her seat belt and I became impatient.
This post was supposed to be about how guilt is a useless emotion. How we all make mistakes and we shouldn’t get caught up in the [...]
The Power of Silence and Eye Contact
Dr. Cason on Jul 2nd 2008
How often do you sit in silence?
How often do you give eye contact?
How often do you sit in silence and make eye contact?
Lance posted Shhh…at his blog The Jungle of Life yesterday. He discussed silence and how it important it is to have in our life. Silence gives us the opportunity to grow and understand [...]
Why Touch is Critical to Your Well Being
Dr. Cason on Jun 28th 2008
Shilpan of Success Soul recently wrote a great post compiling some ways to supercharge your brain. This sparked some debate at the notion that hugging a stranger would help your brain. He was called a “Tree-Hugging Hippie” for this radical idea that touch can be helpful for our well being. Well Shilpan, you were right [...]
Is Your Fear an Indulgence?
Dr. Cason on Jun 23rd 2008
Isn’t it interesting what things we are afraid of? I find the more time I have on my hands the more I succumb to my fears. Before I went to medical school I thought I had it tough. But once I was immersed in the day to day stress of critical illness- shoot- It made [...]
The Best Thing you can do for your Marriage
Dr. Cason on Jun 20th 2008
After 8 years of marriage my husband and I did the unthinkable. The unimaginable. We took a week off. Together. At the same time. And put the kids in their regularly scheduled programs.
We learned to dive.
We held hands and shared air and a kiss under water.
We went to breakfast. Twice.
We saw a movie.
We drove. In [...]
Stop Buying and Start Doing
Dr. Cason on Jun 18th 2008
Leaf Van Boven, an assistant psychology professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, who has studied the topic of happiness and well-being, says that if you really want to be happier you need to stop buying more stuff and start doing more. “An orientation toward life experiences tends to make people happier than an [...]
My Sea Turtle Moment
Dr. Cason on Jun 16th 2008
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Today while diving for the first time I looked up and had an “Aha” moment. There off to my right was a gentle large sea turtle resting on the reef. He turned and looked and slowly made his way around us. I sat in near tears.
Turtles are my thing. They have been for [...]



















