January 30, 2015 Doesn’t Remind Me Do you spend time living in the past, thinking of decisions and opportunities and sinking with regret? Regret is a very powerful, often debilitating emotion. With very few exceptions, it is also a wasteful, indulgent and pointless use of your time. Wouldn’t your time be better spent fully living in the moment, giving some thought to the future, and maximizing your limited time, rather than wallowing in the past? Are there people, places, thoughts you know, see or have that throw you into the past and those regretful feelings? If so, AVOID THEM! Why subject yourself to something you know…
December 29, 2014 Laughter Is The Best Medicine! Do you eat right? CHECK! Fruits/veggies/whole grains? CHECK! Get plenty of sleep each night? CHECK! Exercise? CHECK! Go to the doctor for annual check ups? CHECK! Dentist every six months? CHECK! How about getting enough laughs each day? HUH? That’s right, laughing is really good medicine. There are many, many beneficial consequences of getting lots of laughs in every day, physical and emotional. How can you get your laughs in? It probably depends on your sense of humor, and the people with whom you surround yourself. Think about how you can get more laughs in your day…watching a funny TV show, reading funny books or articles, reviewing jokes and funny videos…
April 4, 2014 She’s Gone, Oh Why? Hall and Oates asked this plaintive question about a dozen times in their song She’s Gone from 1976. Sadly, I remember when that song came out. Perhaps she’s gone because they were so whiny? But I digress… My college-age daughter’s roommate proposed an interesting idea regarding break-ups. Why not have a “Break-Up Checklist” in which you have a list of all of the things that went wrong, or just weren’t right. You can check off the list each time there is a break up and perhaps begin to recognize a pattern. In that way, one could be forewarned and forearmed when similar situations begin…
