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 [...]
Ever shared an exciting moment with someone who was hyper-critical and negative about your good news? Or, met someone who was friendly, sure, but never once asked about you? Ever talked to someone who went on and on about their own troubles? Could be you were in the presence of a human energy drain. Dr. [...]
Living in the present moment, can be exhausting — at first. But it gets easier with practice and then life just becomes so much better. In the present, big-time experiences become bolder, and anxiety-producing situations become puzzles to solve rather than problems threatening to derail you. Life overall becomes more interesting, and engaging. When you [...]
One of the biggest barriers to spiritual growth is that we forget to do it. We forget to practice. And, like all good things, practice helps us become better at becoming present and aware. It helps us notice our thoughts, quiet our minds and, mostly, it helps to integrate these skills into the moments of [...]
I’ve been travelling — a lot. And, a crazy thing happened: I realized that I really missed my husband. When I was tired and worn and returning to a hotel room at night, I thought of how good it would have felt to have him there. Okay, maybe not on the first night. I mean that [...]
Life feels a little out of balance — and that’s fine by me. It’s often like this. I’m busy. Engaged. Got lots of interesting things going on. Right now, I’m running in different directions, trying to finish last minute deadlines, and pay the bills and get the groceries, and make it to my kid’s school [...]
This time of year we tend feel more stressed than festive. We run around in the I’ve-got-to-get-it-all-done mode and hardly even notice what it is we are doing. That is a sure way to leech happiness from the season – or any day. Sure, we all have a lot to, but instead of focusing on [...]
This time of year one of our favorite topics of discussion isn’t of love or gratitude, compassion or meaning – it’s about the madness – the stress surrounding the season. We talk about how busy we are how much we have to do and how can we never get it all done. And, our lives [...]
I’m hosting Thanksgiving dinner this week. We’ll have the usual turkey, and green bean stuff and potatoes. And I’m already trying to figure out how to get the shopping done, the house cleaned and the details put together, while meeting my work deadlines. I don’t feel stressed about it, but, I generally do feel a [...]
We can become so caught up in our expectations – the plan we set for our life – that we miss living this life altogether. When we expect things to go a particular way, we are fast forwarding from beginning to end without experiencing the good stuff, yes and the tough stuff, in between. This [...]
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