I’m trying to break three bad habits. They aren’t good for me or the people around me. I’m willing to bet you’ve got some of these bad habits yourself. Perhaps you would care to join me in my Cease the C’s Campaign. (I think my habit of alliteration might have to be the next bad [...]
Stress Management
I’m a baby boomer – just as much a child of the 60’s and the tune in, turn on, drop out generation as the next guy. Just like all my baby boomer friends, I don’t want to get old. I tell myself every day that 60 is the new 50 (or even 40 when I’m [...]
Sometimes ignoring a minor irritation doesn’t make it go away. In fact, it gets even more irritating. And then downright annoying. And then a pain in the butt. And then worse. Well, I just took care of one of those irritations, and I feel like I busted out of prison. Like I removed shackles that [...]
Categories Personal Empowerment, Self Care, Stress Management
There’s more than one way to skin a cat. (My apologies to my cat-loving readers. I also hate that expression, but it was too perfect an opening line for this particular post.) And you can indeed kill two birds with one stone. (My apologies to my bird-loving readers. Dog lovers, you’re next.) For years, I’ve struggled [...]
Categories Healthy Lifestyle, Self Care, Stress Management
The Roman shades that don’t work right. The car keys that are always missing. The friend who keeps interrupting me when I speak. The job I dread going to. These are just some of the things I used to put up with in my life that were sources of stress (large and small) and negatively [...]
Yesterday I was stopped behind a car at a traffic light. The light turned green, but the driver in the car ahead of me was looking down, reading something on the seat next to him. I waited politely for a few seconds, and when he continued to look down, I gave a very gentle toot [...]
Categories Self Care, Stress Management, The Mind Game
I’ve had one of those roller coaster weeks. There have been some great high points. The kind that convince you you’re on the right path and going in the right direction. Some little dreams are coming true, and a big one is starting to seem downright achievable. Woo hoo! These peaks of the roller coaster ride remind me [...]
Categories Life Balance, Relationship with Food, Stress Management
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