There’s an old expression that was commonly used when someone was chided for being distant or lacking feeling in their response – “Have a heart!” We talk about people as being “heartless” or “coldhearted” if they seem to be acting without connection, and are mean or cruel. As usual, our language holds deeper truths … [Read more...]
Stressed about broken New Year’s Resolutions? Try a redefinition.
Here we are near the end of January. If you believe the quickie online research, only 8% of people have kept their New Year’s resolutions by now. More rigorous research with somewhat less dire numbers was done by British psychologist Richard Wiseman. Dr. Wiseman’s research team asked 700 people about their New … [Read more...]
Stress Relief and Gratitude
With the stressful and often complex holiday season, I find a good approach is to simply focus on the gratitude. A dear friend of over 25 years was just re-diagnosed with cancer. It's scary. And mysterious. And her attitude has been amazing, staying with her emotions without running away, and focusing on her options … [Read more...]
Stress Relief: I want it now!
Stress relief is something we often only think about by the time we really, really need it. Life’s hectic pace can bring us to a point of feeling stressed out and even experiencing stress symptoms. All of a sudden, we realize we want stress relief NOW. Part of the information overload about stress and stress … [Read more...]