Louise Carnachan
Is it Possible to be Too Empathetic?
Empathy can be defined as walking in someone else’s shoes, really feeling their suffering. Certain professions attract empaths:...
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Louise Carnachan
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
It's Hard to Stray from the Herd
I heard Dobie Gray’s version of “The In Crowd” on an oldies station a few days ago. Great song. I love the refrain, “I don’t care where...
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Louise Carnachan
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Considering Blessings
I was on Zoom with Barcelona, Spain, friends Anne and Alex. I’ve mentioned Anne before; she consulted with NASA on how to keep astronauts...
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Louise Carnachan
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Serendipity
It all started when I got an alert from my cellular carrier that I would be out of data before the end of the billing period. With...
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Louise Carnachan
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Purpose
RBG exemplified purpose in her extraordinary life. But all of us need purpose to feel fulfilled. Has Covid thrown you off what is meaningful
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Louise Carnachan
- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
Time to Blow it Off?
I’m savoring Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights, as I slowly make my way through one year’s worth of almost-daily “essayettes.” He’s written...
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Louise Carnachan
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
We're Where, Exactly?
We're in what William Bridges called the Neutral Zone: we've left the known for the unknown and can't go back.
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Louise Carnachan
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
It Adds Up
The problem with the huge numbers were seeing related to COVID-19 cases and deaths is we're overwhelmed and disconnected.
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Louise Carnachan
- Jun 9, 2020
- 2 min
Not Normally an Anxious Person
If you're anxious, it may have something to do with your empathy.
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Louise Carnachan
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
Earworms
When I wake up, I’ve always got a song in my head. Dream fragments or first thoughts prompt my brain’s search for lyrics. If I get only...
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Louise Carnachan
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
Guest Blog: Dealing with Brain Drain in the Time of Covid-19
The following blog post comes from my friend, Anne Kearney, whom you might remember from an earlier post on living in small spaces. This...
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Louise Carnachan
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
Zoom-bah Humbug
Initially it was fun to see everyone in their Hollywood Squares, especially if virtual meetings were new to you. Soon the thrill of...
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Louise Carnachan
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
Your Own Time
At the beginning of sheltering in place, I found it difficult to track time. Didn’t I go to the store two weeks ago? It turns out it’d...
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Louise Carnachan
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Earth Rising
I’m a big fan of WNYC’s RadioLab podcasts. In “Atomic Artifacts” they asked the question (paraphrased), “If there’s a cataclysmic event,...
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Louise Carnachan
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
The Greater Good
Public health is a scientific and technical, as well as a social (my bolding) and political, endeavor that aims to improve the health and...
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Louise Carnachan
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Take Courage
In the late 1970’s, Britain offered a delightful ad campaign for Courage, the beer. The words “Take Courage” were accompanied by the...
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Louise Carnachan
- Apr 4, 2020
- 2 min
Don't Mess with My Plans
We sure resent being told we can’t do something. My 96-year-old mother (who’s never willingly gone outside, as far as I know), told me...
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