Category Archives: Focusing Our Attention
Renoir
One of my mottos is Stay curious and open to life. No matter what happens keep learning and growing. Find what you love to do and find a way to share it with others. And so I’ve just been … Continue reading
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It’s Not Just the Dogs
I thought I was being ridiculously early making arrangements for our trip to see Kaitlin, Torben and the grandbabies this fall. But we’re going by train, we want a sleeping compartment, and when we went in Spring, 2011 we didn’t … Continue reading
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Worry
For larger image click on picture. Do you ever get the feeling the world is like the Titanic, about to experience a great catastrophe? Do you agree with Sir Cadogan in Harry Potter? Have a stout heart, the worst is … Continue reading
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The Quality of Our Lives
If I believe anything it’s that The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention. —Traits of Stress-Hardy, Resilient People So when our place in the mountains burned down June 26 and we were … Continue reading
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Forgiveness
How do you feel about forgiveness? What do you mean by the term? To me it simply means not letting resentment poison my life. If there’s nothing I can do to remedy a situation, or to prevent the person who … Continue reading
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The Quality of Our Lives
The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention. —Traits of Stress-Hardy, Resilient People We all seem to agree that it doesn’t make sense to worry about things we have no control over. What … Continue reading
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Patience
This cartoon tickled me, but I don’t really believe it. For one thing, sometimes patience represents hope rather than despair…say when we grow a garden or raise a child. Some of the most worthwhile things in life can’t be rushed, … Continue reading
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What Dogs Taught Me About Love and Stress Management
Robert Hzurek’s writing challenge this month is What I Learned From Love. So why do I add the “and stress-management”? Because warm, fuzzy feelings are a great antidote for stress. They certainly work for me.
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