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Feeling overwhelmed and extra-stressed at this holiday time of year?
I certainly slip into this mindset easily. For a time yesterday, the thought of selecting a holiday tree felt like a major hassle, especially when my mind ran ahead of itself. When will I find time to decorate this evergreen? And what about those yards and [...]
Recently, I’ve been receiving messages from one spiritual teacher after another telling me to love my body. I’m trying not to take it personally. I have a pretty good relationship with this physical form of mine, although growing older has strained that a bit.
“Do you REALLY love me just the way I am?” the [...]
The other day I was stopped at the world’s longest traffic light and panicked because I was running late for an appointment. I clenched my jaw, tightened my grip on the steering wheel, and began silently yelling at the red light to turn green. Twenty seconds later, the light’s still red, but my jaw and [...]
I’m entering the realm of life-coach heresy. I may be ex-communicated from the fold. But here goes: To be more effective, try–as an experiment–not setting goals for the next 30 days. Instead, practice pausing, listening to yourself, and taking the next step based on what arises. Then listen again and take the step after that. [...]
Three friends of mine so loved the Julie & Julia movie that one of them, Judy, dashed out to our local independent bookstore–the wonderful Bloomsbury Books in Ashland, Oregon–the next day and bought the last copy of Julia Childs’ Mastering The Art of French Cooking. She and a second friend, Nancy, both, in their words, [...]
If you’re feeling low and you sometimes wonder what your life is about, get yourself to the movie Julie & Julia. Even if you’re feeling pretty good, but you sometimes have down moments, take yourself to this film. And if you’re a man and you’re assuming this is a woman’s film, get over that and [...]
They said it couldn’t be done. My friends rolled their eyes when I told them our plan: thirteen people in three cities spread across two states intended to travel together in four cars to a conference. Oh, and on our one overnight on the road we’d be staying under five different roofs.
As if these logistics [...]
I awoke this morning needing a helping hand from Jill. I’m talking again about Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D., author of My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey. (I hope she doesn’t mind my now calling her Jill. She feels like a friend.) So what did Jill say she did when she couldn’t easily [...]
When something scares you, how long can you hold off telling yourself worry stories? Can you manage for 90 seconds? If so, you can break the cycle of chronic worry.
I recently received confirmation of this rumored 90-second phenomenon in a remarkable book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey (Viking, 2006), by Jill [...]
In the fall of 2007 I signed up for not one but two farm tours. What was I thinking? I was busy with several projects at the time, none of which had anything to do with farming, while also gearing up for a business trip. The truth is I wasn’t thinking. I was acting on [...]
