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Today's shared blog post comes from Dr. Frederic Craigie's latest reflection. This week he quotes Robert Frost; find out what Frost said here . Fred is author of  Weekly Soul: Fifty-two Meditations on Meaningful, Joyful, and Peaceful Living . Book awards Book of the Year Award (gold) American Book Fest Book Award Finalist, Spiritual: Inspiration Reader Views Literary Awards, Silver Medal, Mind, Body, Soul Reader Views Literary Award, Silver Medal, Religion Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards Honorable Mention, Inspiration & Motivation Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Inspirational National Indie Excellence Award, Well-Being For more posts by and about Fred and his book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow  MSI Press  on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  s

  Today's shared blog post comes from Dr. Frederic Craigie's weekly reflection: " How to Know a Person ."  Fred is author of Weekly Soul: Fifty-two Meditations on Meaningful, Joyful, and Peaceful Living . Book awards Book of the Year Award (gold) American Book Fest Book Award Finalist, Spiritual: Inspiration Reader Views Literary Awards, Silver Medal, Mind, Body, Soul Reader Views Literary Award, Silver Medal, Religion Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards Honorable Mention, Inspiration and Motivation Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Inspirational National Indie Excellence Award, Well-Being For more posts by and about Fred and his book, click HERE . For more posts on the topic of knowing a person, check out socionics books by Filatova and Quinelle.

  Read this week's reflection by Fred Craigie ( Weekly Soul ). For more posts about Fred and his book, click HERE .                                                   Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can!  Find their contact information on our  Authors' Pages

  Dr. Fred Craigie recently won the Pinnacle Books Achievement Awards inspirational category for his book, Weekly Soul. Weekly Soul has won numerous awards, including: Book of the Year Award Winner (gold), Mind, Body, Soul 2020 American Book Fest Best Book Award, Finalist, Spiritual: Inspiration, 2021 Silver Medal, Reader Views Literary Awards, Mind/Body/Spirit 2020 Silver Medal, Reader Views Literary Awards, Religion 2020 Honorable Mention Inspiration and Motivation, Kops-Fetherling International Books Award 2020 National Indie Excellence Award, Well-Being 2022 For more posts about Fred and his book, click HERE . For posts about other Pinnacle Book Achievement Award winners, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter  here  or on our  home page . Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book

  Book of the Year (Mind, Body, Spirit) Gold Reader Views Literary Award (Mind, Body, Spirit) Silver Reader Views Literary Award (religion) Silver Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards (Inspiration & Motivation) honorable mention National Indie Excellence Award Excerpt from Weekly Soul (Dr. Frederic Craigie) -29-   Life is a choice. Psychological pain is not a choice. Either way you go, you will have problems and pain. So, the choice here is not about whether to have pain. The choice is whether or not to live a meaningful life.   Steven C. Hayes   We all suffer. The life free of distress and suffering is illusory, or, at least, the quest to avoid psychological pain leaves you spiritually hollow. Want to avoid anxiety? Don’t try anything new. Want to avoid sadness? Don’t do anything where you could fail. Want to avoid grief? Don’t have relationships. You may see people out there who seem to have lives of unbridled happiness and joy, but as you look closely, you’ll find that the

  Says Fred, author of Weekly Soul , in his Goodness of Heart blog: Most of us make some kind of resolution for the New Year. It’s a good opportunity for a fresh start. Change isn’t easy, though, and lapsed New Year’s resolutions are certainly part of the common lore of our culture. Continue HERE to see how Fred recommends dealing with this situation. For more posts by and about Fred and his award-winning book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Every time I get the urge to exercise, I lie down until it passes. Mark Twain   New Years!   The Times Square ball, confetti, Guy Lombardo (for people of my vintage) and… New Year’s resolutions!   Most of us make some kind of resolution for the New Year. It’s a good opportunity for a fresh start. Change isn’t easy, though, and lapsed New Year’s resolutions are certainly part of the common lore of our culture.   There is no lack of advice out there about how best to manage the resolutions we set for the year to come. Set clear goals (I prefer the word, “intentions,” by the way). Write them down. Check in regularly about how you’re doing. Enlist the caring and support of somebody else.   These are perfectly fine ideas that I’m sure you have heard before. I want to share with you, though, three ideas that get less press, that arise from some combination of empirical literature and my own experience working with people for a long time.   1.       Reme

  Congratulations to Dr. Frederic Craigie, whose book, Weekly Soul , was selected as the winner in the category of wellbeing in the National Indie Excellence Award competition . For more posts about Fred and his book, click HERE . To read more about book awards earned by MSI Press authors, click HERE .                                                  Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

  Craigie, FC. Spirituality, resilience, and well-being in healthcare. Video interview as part of the “Anti-Wellness Retreat for Physicians; A Virtual Space to Reclaim Joy, Play, and Creativity,” sponsored by Sustainable Caring Cooperative. October 18, 2022.  See  https://www.rx-retreats.com/fredericcraigie . Craigie, FC. Spirituality, resilience, and well-being in healthcare. Video interview as part of the “Anti-Wellness Retreat for Physicians; A Virtual Space to Reclaim Joy, Play, and Creativity,” sponsored by Sustainable Caring Cooperative. October 18, 2022.  See  https://www.rx-retreats.com/fredericcraigie . Spirituality, Resilience, and Well-being in Healthcare See more posts about  language learning.                                         Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

  excerpt from Weekly Soul : Meditation #16 -- An Apache myth tells of how the creator endowed human beings, the two-leggeds, with the ability to do everything—talk, run, see, and hear. But he was not satisfied until the two-leggeds could do just one thing more—laugh. And so men and women laughed and laughed and laughed. Then the creator said, “Now you are fit to live.” Larry Dossey Laughter vitalizes the soul. In the Navajo (or Diné) tradition, there is a sacred and joyful celebration of the First Laugh. When babies are born, they are understood to be part of two worlds: the Spirit world and the physical world. A baby’s first laughter, often at around three months, is a sign of their transition to being fully present in the physical world as a member of their family and community. The person who observes or elicits the first laugh… whose character is considered to be passed along to the child… is responsible for hosting an A’wee Chi’deedloh, the First Laugh ceremony. G

  Listen to podcast with Dr. Fred Craigie, author of Weekly Soul , on Portland, Oregon's KBOO's Pathways Program HERE . To read more posts about about Fred and his book, click HERE .                   

  Sincere congratualtions to Dr. Frederic Craigie, whose book, Weekly Soul , took top place in the Foreword Reviews' Book of the Year Award.  From the award committee: "A collection of 52 meditations on meaningful, joyful, and peaceful living. The meditations begin with thought-provoking quotations from writers, journalists, theologians, musicians and artists, activists--and touch on themes of miracles, aliveness, purpose, laughter and joy, presence/mindfulness, activism, acceptance, gratitude, forgiveness, creativity, civility, and hope. In "Weekly Soul," readers will find a year's worth of affirmation and engaging exploration of wholeness and well being." From posts about Dr. Craigie and his book, click HERE .

  Natural Medicine Journal recently published an interview with MSI Press author, Dr. Frederic Craigie: " Spirituality As a Healing Tool ." For posts about Dr. Craigie and his award-winning book, Weekly Soul , click HERE .

  Congratulations to Frederic on his book, Weekly Soul , being selected as the Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards honorable mention in the category of inspiration and motivation.    Read more about the book, its author, and excerpts HERE .

  Dr. Frederic Craigie, author of Weekly Soul , discusses spirituality, resilience, and well-being in clinical practices on the SpeakEasy digital website. His contribution contains: 17 Years of Weekly Reflections ✔️ Short, nonsectarian email reflections on spirituality, health and wellness ✔️ Compiled together dating back to 2004 Check it out HERE . For more posts about Dr. Craigie and his book, click HERE . 

  The Natural Medicine Journal recently published an interview with MSI Press author. Dr. Frederic Craigie : " Cultivating Resilience in Clinical Practice during Times of Crisis: A conversation with clinical psychologist and educator Frederic Craigie, PhD."  For other posts about Dr. Craigie and his book, Weekly Soul , click HERE .  

  Dr. Frederic Craigie, author of Weekly Soul , gave an interview on the topic of Spirituality, Resilience, and Well-Being on the Five to Thrive podcast . Click on the link to listen. For more posts on Dr. Craigie and his book, click HERE .                

Frederic Craigie Jr., Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, consultant, educator, speaker, and writer. His passions and areas of expertise include spirituality in health and health care, healing relationships, clinician well-being, and resiliency and positive mental health. Fred attended Dartmouth College during the tumultuous Vietnam War era and completed his doctorate at the University of Utah.  He served internships in the VA system in clinical psychology and in substance abuse rehabilitation.  Following his training, he began what was to become a 37-year full-time faculty role at the Maine -Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency in Augusta, Maine, where he coordinated behavioral health teaching for residents and students and provided behavioral health care to a largely underserved primary care population. He serves as Visiting Associate Professor at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM) at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and held an appointment as Associa