Gratefulness. One word that can change your world. Gratitude is the first technique I teach every client. It’s the first attitude I adopt every day. It’s the one thing standing between me and arrows in my back. You may not realize all you have to grateful about. That’s why I’m holding this new challenge. I […]
Awakened Challenge: Random Acts of Kindness
Posted on May 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This is the first in a series of upcoming challenges that will awaken you from your daily sleepwalk. How would you like to improve your positive mental states and decrease negative stress? I already told you how kindness can change the world one small step at a time. That was mostly about other people. This […]
How You Can Increase Optimism and Happiness In 5 Minutes A Day
Posted on May 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
I have days where I don’t get to sit down and read until I’m so tired I can’t hold my eyes open. That’s what happens when you have a baby in the house. At first, that really bothered me. I found myself getting irritated at small things. Broken sleep doesn’t help much either. The more […]
Death, Diabetes, and Depression: How I Woke Up After Loss
Posted on March 21, 2012 · 36 Comments
I found my best friend dead. It was March 22nd, 2010. I knew something was wrong. You could set your watch to Dan’s routine. His truck wasn’t at the bar that night. He was there every night. He didn’t drink. He needed the wi-fi. I walked in to several concerned faces. Nobody had heard from […]
5 Alternatives To Freaking Out
Posted on March 2, 2012 · 3 Comments
This post was going to be called, “5 Ways to Beat Stress.” Then I had a conversation with a friend. Well, I say conversation, but it was more like listening to a grown woman freak out over the accumulation of stress and worry while I just tried to tether her to something sane. I realized […]
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