In The Moment

August 29th, 2016
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Hey there my Resilient Friends!

This summer I have been sensing a theme among good solid friends I see a lot and great friends I see occasionally: change is in the air.

When we get to a certain place in our lives, we mentally hold pictures of how we think life is going to play itself out.  But life has its’ own idea of what should happen and when we see that our lives aren’t following the groove we had hoped for, we are left with the expectations of what is no longer to be.  I have noticed that … Read More

Retail Therapy

May 20th, 2016
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I confess that I am one of those people who will walk into a store and use it to help me decompress from a stressful situation. I don’t always buy something to make me feel better but I will enter a store and browse around for a good twenty minutes with the intention of being distracted, so that I can forget, at least for a short period of time, about what I am trying to handle. I think just the act of just being in a different place with different vibes contributes to helping me loosen up.  It helps me… Read More

Stress-O-Rama

September 16th, 2011
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Courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s A million things are jumbling around in my brain today and I am trying to follow my own advice about being what a good friend of mine calls “a little stressy”: Breathe Eat Well Exercise Get Sleep Rest Take it step-by-step Break the work into 10 minute increments Breathe Righttttttttttt…..What I really want to do is eat a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream or a whole bag of Ruffles potato chips.  Now that would really do the trick!!… Read More