Constantly being ‘on’ doesn’t give your brain a chance to rest and replenish itself. In this fast-paced world, we need some time to recharge. This is best done alone. You will have to proactively put it in your daily calendar to actually make it happen. What gets scheduled gets done. While alone time may feel […]
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3 Conversations you might have this week What are some of your favorite Memes about Corona times? What are some differences in the way you were brought up? How does that impact how you are today? What household chore do really hate doing? Which do you (more or less) enjoy? 2 Quotes to inspire you
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In a bad mood, irritable, or just a bit off? HALT. This handy acronym reminds us to take a moment (HALT) and ask ourselves if we are feeling Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired. These serve as a warning system before you do something you might regret. Fortunately, hunger, anger, loneliness, and tiredness are easy to
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A good photographer captures the fabulous in the mundane or typical. They are creative in how they see the world. They might hone in on one aspect and make that the focus of the image. Or capture the energy of the event. To get fabulous photos, they get beyond the everyday perspectives; they climb into
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By nature, we notice what is wrong more frequently than what is right; this is called negativity bias. It takes specific intentionality to notice what did not go wrong today. In the military’s resiliency training, there is an exercise “Hunting the good stuff” with the objective of learning to recognize positive things that happen throughout
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Listen first. Listen second. Listen some more. Only begin to speak when your listening has brought you to empathy and wisdom. In your listening, you might ask good questions: – Can you give an example when this happened recently? – How is this impacting you? – What might I do to support you? – What
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3 Conversations you might have this week What strengths did we discover about ourselves (as individuals and as a couple) during Corona? Is greed always a bad thing? What is a favorite food that you had a child (at home, at grandparents, at camp)? 2 Quotes to inspire you “Never let success get to your
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Far too often, people who are disappointed have negative emotional reactions. They might blame themselves as they feel ashamed for not living up to their ideal self. They may also turn their anger to others who didn’t live up to their expectations. Neither are healthy. Reframe disappointments as learning experiences; this will help you cope
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We all need a vacation now and then. But all too often reality does not allow for us to actually go away on vacation. Of course, there is the staycation where you unwind and relax in your own home city. And the daycation, a day off (trip or other relaxing activity) that does not involve
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“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” – Ayn Rand And along the same lines, “It’s easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” – Sir Josiah Stamp What you do and what you don’t do all have consequences that can impact
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