Nineteen years ago. It may have felt like it was in your own backyard. Was it? It was in mine. Whether it was New York City, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania… anywhere you were… it left our hearts bleeding and a void … Continue reading
Category Archives: Choose a Family Blog
In Between Brooklyn & Queens: A New Way to See Valentine’s Day
Hi my name is Jill Parshley-Cardillo. I was born and raised in Astoria, Queens in New York City. I am proud to say my sister, Kim Parshley, is the founder of: https://www.chooseafamily.com. She is the strawberry blonde actress with a bright … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving 2018: Remembering to Breathe
With Thanksgiving coming up, and the hustle and bustle of students and shoppers rising before dawn, I decided to leave to work earlier than usual. I find that when I leave early, I slow down and take my time since … Continue reading
Choosing A Father
I, like many others, gratefully have found a substitute father, friend, and mentor. Of course nobody can replace the real him, but at least now I have a chance at having the conversations in my adulthood I would have liked to … Continue reading
EXAMINING FAMILY ROLES IN SOCIETY
Family is a concept generally associated with a group of people who are affiliated in some manner, in both physical and metaphorical manifestations. Traditionally, we view family as pertaining to our immediate biological bonds, the parents who raised us, the … Continue reading
Together We Are One
By Dr. Nero Cavaliere It was Kierkegaard , the Danish philosopher, who said “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards”. Thinking about our past is helpful in assisting us in making the right decisions today … Continue reading
The Power of Self-Talk
By Dr. Nero Cavalieri It was Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor-philosopher who said, “All is as thinking makes it so.” What he meant was because we react to life’s events through the use of our five senses, the way we … Continue reading
You Don’t Have To Be Lonely
By Dr. Nero Cavalieri It is a well established fact that our mental status affects our body in many ways. For example, stress, in particular, chronic stress, can lead to a weakening and even breakdown of the … Continue reading
HUMILITY
By T.B. Knight We live in a society that obsesses over sex, uses profanity in everyday conversation, and people jump ahead in lines at the supermarket or theatre. Athletes pound their chests when scoring or making a good play, … Continue reading
LIVING TO BE LOVED
By T.B. Knight A woman recently buried her husband of fifty years. She had known and loved him since she was a child and, although he was twenty years her senior, she couldn’t wait until she was old … Continue reading