Seriously, Don't Make Me Play
I was born serious. My mother says I came out of the womb telling the doctor what to do. I love to read, research, and study while others...
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3 Tips for Being, not Doing
When we knock out the to-do list, wrangle an emotional preschooler, comfort the grocery store cashier who’s having a bad day, and...
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Anxiety and the Fast Pace of Change
I listened to a speaker a few weeks ago who said his father moved from East Texas to West Texas in a covered wagon. He participated in...
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Life on Accident
This blog first appeared on plaidforwomen.com Alarm goes off, hit snooze. Notification dings, pick up phone. Walk in the door, pick up...
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Beyond, an Awkward Place to Be
I find myself not belonging in all the familiar places. I’ve stretched beyond the boundaries of my family of origin, beyond my...
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Feeling Stressed? Give a Little
I visited my 3-year old niece. She read books to me like her dad does because she has a great memory. Also, she read books to me like her...
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3 Practices to Foster Mental Strength
Emotional Resilience is a Necessity for Navigating our Stressful Lives Standing up from a sitting position, I pulled a muscle in my lower...
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Remedy for Burn Out
Americans stay on the hamster wheel of work, family, community responsibilities. We typically only rest at holidays (unless we are the...
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Celebrate Good Times, Come On
“There’s a party goin’ on right here A celebration to last throughout the years So bring your good times and your laughter too We gonna...
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My JOY List
Festive parties, spectacular light shows, delicious holiday food and sweet Christmas music interlaced with extra doses of joy are tasty...
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5 Focal Points to Priceless Peace
In the Christmas season, there is much talk about peace — messages like: Peace on Earth; World Peace; May Your Year be Filled with Peace...
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The Power of Gratitude
Neuroscience tells us we are creating pathways in our brain, much like ruts in a dirt road, that become deeper and deeper, and therefore,...
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You Can't Just Do It!
I’m caught in a cycle. Every morning I tell myself I’m going to accomplish THE THING. You know the one, the thing that I’ve been pushing...
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18 No Cost Self-Care Items
Last night, I met a three week old baby. Baby’s are so sweet and cuddly. As I was driving home it struck me all over again how utterly...
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4 New Habits for Positive Self-Talk
50,000 times a day we talk to ourselves, according to researchers. Sadly, 80% of it is negative — I shouldn’t have said that . . . She...
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3 Secrets for Uncertain Times
On my 50 birthday I awoke jobless, homeless, alone for the first time in 30 years and able to say "I'm better than I should be." I was...
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5 Ways to Reduce Stress
In March 2017, I took a life change index -- basically I measured my stress level by looking at major events in my life over the last 12...
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The Practice of Silence
Many decades ago I planned my day out — every 15 minutes. I was ecstatic about the fact that I knew what I would be doing every minute of...
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Sit in the Pain
Pain makes me stir crazy! I have been in a great deal of physical pain the last two weeks. Every waking minute I focus on how to get out...
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3 Decisions you Must Make
“I have participated in every bad decision I’ve ever made. I’ve talked myself out of exercising and into dessert. I’ve been present at...
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