Being a friend
A cascading avalanche of trials can crush us. Despite the gory disaster, all you need is a friend who cares and loves you to hear …
perspective
everyone politely condescending to everyone
Waiting in line, I listened to a clerk direct everyone with professional condescension, all polite smiles and belittling slow speech. She glanced at my paperwork …
losing your voice
I lost my voice for half a day at a company function.When communication takes too much effort, we tend to retreat into ourselves and become …
Do not avoid stress, run towards it.
We spend much of our lives avoiding pain or distress, assuming happiness will arrive when anxiety has dissipated. Yet, joy and bliss are intense feelings …
Good days require perspective: purpose/meaning
Knowing what you care about is another way to keep events in perspective: everything else falls away when you have one shiny goal. Truly knowing …
Good days require perspective: the present is what you wish it to be
This moment, right now, is new. And it can be good if you will let it. We are going to focus on something. we can …
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Good days require perspective: future you would be ashamed
Picture yourself on your deathbed, and you’ll realize that you never really wanted to keep everything at a moderate low hum of annoyance and make …
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