The holidays are coming up. For many people that means a joyous time of added stress. What causes stress? A number of things can do it, but basically it comes down to a difference between our projected image of the world, and the real world. When we have a vision of how the “perfect” [...]
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“What Wrong With Me?”, is a question I get quite often. Honestly,,, nothing. In truth you are fine. There really is nothing wrong with you. That’s my perspective with everyone I talk to. And I talk to a lot of people because I do this professionally. The next question is: “But I don’t feel [...]
Sam had the realization that he was having two very different emotional reactions to the same comment when two different people said it. It made him curious as to why he would react so differently to the same comment. What he discovered was different layers of his belief system were creating the reaction. Here’s what [...]
As a little driving experiment, or perhaps, as a completely different way to live your life, consider the following. -
Holiday Stress It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. It’s that time of year when we have more parties, social gatherings, big meals with family, presents, beautiful music, all celebrated in our best attire. It can also be the most emotionally stressful of times as well. How does that happen? What produces stress? Stress can [...]