Change and uncertainty are major stresses for most of us, and two things we’re bound to experience plenty of in this life. So, stop getting all freaked out when the unexpected occurs and shift your focus to managing the uncertainty and thriving despite it. Come on now, you can do this. Start by changing how [...]
Each week I make a to-do list with a naive certainty that everything will come to pass. I act like nothing else will come into my life at exactly 8:30 when it’s time to write the blog post, or that my husband will always walk in at 4:15, or that I’ll find just what I [...]
There will always be something that matters – something that must get done — that you don’t want to do. I hate folding clothes – but I also hate wearing wrinkled pants, therefore fold I must. Drawing from our reserves of self discipline to make responsible choices about folding or work or health or money [...]
Saturday, I was back in corner room, the one with the computer cursor blinking and the desk piled with three-week old newspapers and bill statements and books and my calendar book with dates already filled in for November. I was in the office, where I’ve been every weekend for nearly two months. Working on my [...]
Here’s something from the No Big Surprise File: New research indicates that the brains of older people may actually be more efficient. Still, I’m amazed and annoyed by how often we talk around older people – as though they can’t hear what we’re saying or won’t get it anyhow. It’s a bad habit and downright [...]
There isn’t any one thing you have to do to become more resilient. Instead, there is a group of qualities you can draw on. Some, come more naturally than others. But, those you aren’t so good at can be strengthened. That’s the cool thing about resilience – you can get stronger. It doesn’t mean that [...]
You know the bad stuff is gonna happen. Life feels tough from time to time. Change happens. Daily dramas push against us – at least every once-in-awhile. Heck, sometimes even grocery shopping is enough to throw me off track. Just what your daily dramas are or how you define the bad stuff often depends on [...]
Can a clean house really contribute to a meaningful life and the happiness that comes from that? Sure can, but it all depends on what you value and how you fulfill those values. Plenty of science supports the Bigwigs who say our deepest sense of happiness comes from living a values-based life. This means that [...]
There are things I want. Things I wish for. I desire more financial abundance. I desire to live with a greater sense of peace and patience. I want to find a way to contribute to the world in a bigger way. I want to drop another 15 pounds. A new stove wouldn’t be so bad [...]
Let’s get a couple of things straight: I love junk food and I would prefer not to exercise (though I do). But, I also like breathing, walking to the mailbox without getting winded, and wearing the same jeans week after week. When it became harder to meet those last goals, I decided to get to [...]
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