Response to my “Feeling Overwhelmed?” blog post has been, well, overwhelming. 😉 I’m glad the step-by-step approach was helpful and thanks for your follow-up questions. I wanted to go a little deeper in this post about a question I received from several readers just in case you have the same question. In the last post,… Read More »
Feeling Overwhelmed?
This has been a wonderfully busy month spent learning new things about self-publishing a book, keeping it moving along in the process, meeting with new and returning clients, juggling communications for speaking engagements, and meeting with my own coaches. Yes, I still have coaches, because we’re all a work in progress. I’ve also been on… Read More »
Fuzzy
This morning has not been going as I’d expected. My task list stares back at me, mostly unaltered even though it’s close to noon. Nothing jumps out as an obvious quick win, so I cheat a bit and take an easy one from tomorrow’s list. Having accomplished something, I feel good enough to look at… Read More »
Sleep Well
There is nothing so frustrating as settling down to sleep after a long busy day, knowing I have an early appointment in the morning, and not being able to fall asleep. In my mind I replay random things from the day that are still stressing me out over and over, then I imagine all the… Read More »
How I Stop My Migraines
If you suffer from migraines or frequent headaches, you might benefit from my story about how I learned to control them. This happened a few months ago at the end of a stressful week. I was away from home, subjected to unfamiliar foods, constant exhaust fumes, and uncomfortable situations, both physical and emotional. The day… Read More »
I Am Safe
This is a little tool for those of us who wake up with what I call ’runaway mind.’ Minds that go from zero to 120 in the heartbeat that it takes to start the waking process…that precious time when you go from dream to almost eyes open. When everything that awaits your attention in the… Read More »
There’s More Than One Way to Relieve Stress
Thankfully we are all beautifully unique individuals, even if we have an identical sibling. Our tastes vary from person to person and even from day to day. We sleep better under specific conditions, we enjoy some foods better than others, we have different rituals we follow, we laugh at different things, we show love in… Read More »
Equanimity
At the closing of my daily morning meditation, I silently ask what I am to know that day. Usually a word comes to mind almost instantly, and most often the words are easy to understand based on what is going on in my life at the time. Words come to me like “peace,” “knowledge,” “curiosity,”… Read More »
5 Ways to Reduce Stress Now
Long post warning! But there is a hidden reward for those who read carefully! Can you remember a time when you could completely relax and rest even though you were surrounded by work, chores, errand lists, to-do lists, and family demands? Maybe you can let it roll off you easily. Maybe you are one of… Read More »
EFT Basic Recipe
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), also called Tapping, is an easy to learn self-help tool. Let’s talk about how you can actually use it today, right now. Here is a quick ‘basic recipe’ that you can follow to help with just about any bothersome issue. (This is a long-ish post and it just touches the surface… Read More »
