Part 1 of this series was posted on November 20, 2013 Last week we examined feeling the highs and lows of life. We learned that we ALL experience it. You are not alone. This week, if you start to feel like you are being weighed down by stress and overwhelm, I want you to try this very simple activity: OPTION 2 (this may be easier with a partner) Gather a stack of VERY heavy books or unbreakable objects and put them near you. Hold out your hands and arms about waist high, as if you are …
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Stress and Overwhelm BE GONE! Practical Ways to Fend Off the Not-So-Bright Side of Life: A 3-Part Series
If you’re like me, one day you find yourself going Mach 10 with your hair on fire, full of energy and zest and ready to conquer the world, and the next day your energy is completely zapped and it feels like there are 200 lb weights attached to your ankles, dragging you down into the pit of despair. This is the not-so-bright side of life. And we ALL experience it. You are not alone. I am offering to you three practical, sure-fire ways to fend off the despair. For the next three weeks, I will …
Pink A Boo! 4 Steps to Silencing Your Inner Ghoul!
This post first appeared on the blog in October of 2011, and is a partial re-print of an article dated October 2010 It’s Halloween time, which always leads me to want to stop and ruminate on the spooky, the scary, and the evil that’s out to get us all! As my sister and I spent the last several days at our mom’s house, helping her mend from back surgery, we spent our evenings decompressing with ON DEMAND horror flicks. Yes, that’s right. When we need to forget about our life for a while, we turn …
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Beating Overwhelm: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re in a Fall Funk
It’s that time of year when the winds of change are swirling fast and are deeply felt—literally and figuratively—for a lot of people. My yogi tells us that Eastern Ayervedic traditions explain this sensation via the notion of “Vata Energy.” Vata is very cold, dry, quick, and moving energy. Think swirling leaves and brisk, whipping winds. If you’re noticing an uptick in the number of changes you’re experiencing and the rapidity with which they are occurring in your life as of late, know that …
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H.A.L.T. the C.O.W.S.!
Ever hear these kind of phrases in your head? If you “coulda” worked harder, you would’ve gotten that promotion. You “oughta” attend that networking event, even if you don’t want to. If you “woulda” structured that project better, you’d be done by now. You really “shoulda” handled that differently—you looked like a fool. If you do catch yourself hearing comments like these in your head – BE AWARE! Words like Coulda, Oughta, Woulda, and Shoulda (i.e., the infamous C.O.W.S.) are all clues to you …
