At the end of last year, which was actually just a few days ago (but seems like much longer than that), I was mad at myself. More than mad actually. I was downright peeved and very disappointed. I started off the year with good intentions of getting stuff done and reaching goals. Then life happened… Continue reading My Word for 2020 … Effort
A few years ago I wrote about how to Simplify the Season so maybe the holidays can be less stressful and more enjoyable. I still agree with everything I wrote. The biggest thing I suggest is honesty. Be honest with your friends and family about how much you feel you can do and be really… Continue reading Simplify the Holiday Season
Every time you get behind the wheel of a car, you’re in control of a 2 ton weapon. Yipes! What a strange, but very accurate, way to think about it. But knowing that might make you more aware of how serious the privilege of driving really is. You may need to slow down your anxious… Continue reading Slow Down Anxious Driving
Here's a simple trick to reduce stress ... write slower. This post is going to be short, to the point (like the point of a pencil … baaaaahahahaha), and well … simple. You simply write slower. Wait ….. whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? How the heck can that have anything to do with anything? Trust me. It does. Writing… Continue reading Slowing Down Your Writing
We’ve all been trained by our current way of life to speed up everything. We skip commercials. We don’t read entire articles. We have everything delivered right to us. We’ve made slowing down feel uncomfortable, which makes it even harder to break the “in a hurry” habit. But doing it can seriously simplify our lives.… Continue reading Slowing Down Conversations
