Stress and Anxiety

Thinking Out Loud – What Can You Control?

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“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” ~ Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

NOTE: Think of the things that can cause us to get upset? Many of them are outside our control. We can’t control if our team wins or loses. We can’t control who will win an election. We can’t control who our kids will fall in love with. We can’t control the weather. We can’t control how others feel about us. What we can control is ourselves and our reaction to people and events. If we want to be happy we won’t let people or events over which we have no control destroy our happiness. The only one I can control is me and how I respond to people and events. That’s my full time job!!

Today’s Inspiring Quote: You Have an Inner Strength, Stay Strong, Never Quit

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Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give in to hopelessness or despair. In danger, in adversity, cling to your principles and ideals.

William Osler

Thinking Out Loud: Is It Time to Take a Personal Inventory?

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How many undervalue the power of simplicity ! But it is the real key to the heart. ~ William Wordsworth

NOTE: What do I need? I ask myself this question every so often. It’s not an easy question to answer and it’s different for everyone. Another way of asking this question is to ask, will this (whatever it is) add stress to my life or will it add benefit. We can do without the stress. We need things that add benefit. I think there is a direct relationship between simplicity in our lives and the happiness and/or peace we feel. The more complicated our life and lifestyle the more stress we experience. The less complicated our life and lifestyle the less stress and more happiness and peace we experience. Is it time to take a personal inventory?

Episode 22: A Giant Step Forward in the Grieving Process.

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In Episode 22 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, M told me I took a giant step forward. My grieving group experience has been extremely beneficial for me. Only one more grieving group session. I’ll miss the group when it’s over.  M asks me if I’ve emotionally accepted Babe’s death. It causes me to think about my emotions.
You can listen to Episode on your favorite podcasting app or you can click on the following link:
https://shorturl.at/pFVY0

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud ~ A Poem by William Wordsworth

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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

William Wordsworth

I WANDERED lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed–and gazed–but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

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Today’s Health Quiz ~ Can You Answer These Questions About an Apple’s Health Benefits?

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Today’s Health Quiz

What Do You Know About an Apple’s Health Benefits?

Today’s Questions: 
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Feel Good Tip ~ Don’t Rent Space in Your Brain to Folks Who Shouldn’t Be There

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I enjoy reading fiction. I take my iPad to the gym to read the ebooks I check out of the library. Before I know it, I’ve completed an hour on the elliptical machine. I read mysteries and thrillers. When the book gets really exciting I’m moving my legs fast enough to wear out the machine (not really). In today’s read, one of the characters says, “Don’t rent space in your brain to a bleep (you can guess at the bleep word). I thought that makes a lot of sense. Don’t let the negative folks have any space in your mind.

Feel Good Tip ~ Watch Out for the Drama Filled Folks

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Don’t Let the Soap Opera Draw You In

Do you know anyone whose life is always filled with drama? I know several. These folks will unload their troubles and walk away temporarily relieved while we are left standing what hit us. Sometimes we can’t avoid drama filled people, It’s best to try to minimize the time we spend with them, they will wear us out. Look for people overflowing with a sense of joy of life. They leave us feeling good and wanting more. It’s an easy choice and happiness and peace of mind depend on making the right choice.

Feel Good Tip ~ Slowing Down

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The speed limit on a major road nearby is 40 mph (64 kpl). I’m not sure if most of the drivers can read the speed limit sign or if they choose to ignore it. They do obey the speed limit sign when radar traffic police are around. It’s often the way things are in our lives. We ignore something until it is too late. It could be a relationship, health, or other issue. When we slow down, we have an opportunity to become more aware of what is happening and to take corrective actions. Slow down and enjoy the ride.

Feel Good Tip ~ Don’t Get Caught Up

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What’s Making You Feel Angry?

There’s enough stuff in the news to toss anyone in downward spiral. I had a conversation with someone who sat next to me on a recent flight.  She offered a great suggestion. She spoke of how the news had a habit of grabbing hold of her, especially the political news. She said that she had a moment of awareness of how the news was making her feel,his angry, anxious, and edgy. She didn’t like feeling this way.  She does not watch the news or listen to the talk shows/podcasts that create those emotions in her. I asked her how she stays in formed. She said, she reads it online and is aware of how it is making her feel. If she feels negative emotions arise as she reads it, she turns the switch off. She said she feels much better now. It may not be the news that gets you angry. It may be a family member, neighbor, or co-worker. Move them out of your circle. If you can’t move them out of your circle, minimize the contact time you have with him/her. That’s a feel good tip for all of us.

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