Trying to keep up with your online business when life gets busy is like herding cats. You keep wishing they’d cooperate and do what you say and stay in line. But cats have a mind of their own, and ...
Handling Stress
Stress affects our emotions, our reactions and ultimately, our health. Learning to handle stress well and choosing life-giving thoughts over toxic thinking is crucial to our happiness and wellbeing. I learned a lot of this the hard way, when my health was going downhill fast. These posts share some of those lessons in the hope that you'll learn these life skills sooner than I did.
The Effect of Our Surroundings
Funny thing about our surroundings. When we see the same scenery day after day, we stop seeing it. And we ignore the effects of our surroundings on our selves. Think about the pile of newspapers on ...
Overwhelmed? Five Questions to Get You Moving
My son asked me about some upcoming dates so we could coordinate our calendars. After adding his events to my calendar, I was suddenly overcome by a sense of anxiety, feeling overwhelmed about the ...
How to Change the Atmosphere in Your Life
Our master bathroom has a jacuzzi bathtub, one of those deep tubs with jets. Although I don't use it often enough, it's a great stress reliever and relaxer: just fill with warm water, turn on the jets ...
Checking In From the Land of Overwhelm
Overwhelm can be paralyzing. Swirling thoughts of all we have to do can cause us to stop in our tracks rather than get started doing! For instance, if one of our "to do's" is to write a blog post and ...
Three Minutes Can Change Your Day
Even before your eyes open in the morning, what are your first conscious thoughts? Do you start thinking about what’s on your to-do list? Do you begin to worry about situations in your life? Do you ...
