I made the mistake of looking at my To Do list when I got out of bed at 6 a.m. and immediately felt the jolt of stress. Too much to do + not enough time = freaking out. The equation for stress. But, then I decided to use that stress in a positive way. Instead [...]
Are you a worry wart? Do you spend time wishing and worrying over things that haven’t even happened yet? Preparing for the worst? Ruminating about what might come to pass? Give it up. Instead, accept that there will be trying times and leave the worry behind. The worst is going to come, people. If you [...]
Neural pathways are like highways in the brain. They provide information flow and response by creating routes throughout the nervous system. The routes that we use more frequently, to sustain habits or perform repeated tasks, feel more comfortable because the signals travel along well-established pathways. Signals flash through them easily like cars racing down the [...]
Several years ago a wise friend of mine and former Buddhist monk explained that challenges – or things that we have a hard time dealing with – are simply things we are less skilled at. In other words: certain situations feel hard, not because they are bad or wrong, but simply because we haven’t practiced [...]
It is sometimes, often really, hard to know what to say. Today is one of those times. I am grieving too. For personal losses and the losses of those I never knew. There is sadness in the air. It’s o.k. I’m not going to tell you to put it in perspective, whatever it is for [...]
Many of the most important decisions in life aren’t easy to make. Even when we know what we need to do, even when we understand what the right thing is, we usually fret and worry through it. What-iffing every outcome. When the outcome is something that also causes a feeling of loss or grief, or [...]
There are plenty of times in life when doing the right thing or the best thing at the time feels like the hardest thing ever: Giving up a pet to a new home Quitting a soul-sucking job Deciding not to have more children Leaving the abuser or addict Staying home with the baby Life is [...]
We are all creative beings. Creativity is innate and not at all exclusionary. It is one of the evolutionary installments that has helped us survive on the planet all these years. But, I’m not talking about the paint-like-Picasso kind of creativity. I’m looking more at the aspect that helps us solve problems, engage in life, [...]
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 [...]
Last night we had pizza for dinner and I wanted to eat the whole thing. This is no exaggeration. I wanted to power down every single slice. But, I exercised a little self-control, settled on a second slice and a big serving of salad and felt filled up rather than guilty. It doesn’t always go [...]
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