Without a doubt, this year has been one of the biggest challenges most of us have ever endured. And now we need to face this normally joyous holiday season, courageously finding ways to compromise while still finding happiness and hope for the future. We’ve all been shouldering extraordinary stress for almost a year, some more… Read more »
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 »
Over the past month or so we managed to take all the ‘stuff’ from almost 1700 square feet of living space, mindfully sort it into piles of things to donate or sell, things to give away to friends and family, things to throw away, and finally things needed to live that will fit into just… Read more »
Thankfully we are all beautifully unique individuals, even if we have an identical sibling. Our tastes vary from person to person and even from one day to the next. 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… Read more »
The American Institute of Stress (AIS) reports that there is one “Super Stress Buster” that allows our relaxation response to settle right in. It is highly recommended for everyone, including children. You can use it anywhere, it is super easy to do, and it’s even free. What is this Super Stress Buster? Just take 10… Read more »
We all have this amazing relaxation tool with us everywhere we go: our breathing. Most of the time we don’t even notice it. Breathing just happens automatically, thankfully, and we go about the business of our life. Or is that busy-ness? Because we stay so busy, we may forget to take a moment or two… Read more »