19. February 2020

Feb 19 – Are you addicted to stress? Do you feel as though you are in a constant survival mode, continuously reacting to all that is happening around you? Do you feel as though everything is coming at you, and nothing is happening for you? Do you feel as though you don’t have much of a choice in your current state of affairs and just need to keep on keeping on as best as you can? When you have been overwhelmed with a lot of stressful activity and demands, your physical body reacts...

05. February 2018

Feb 5, 2018 - Are you belaboring the obvious? Do you know the next steps to take in an endeavor, yet you are choosing to analyze everything you have done to-date, in case there is another option? Are you hesitating to take the next steps because of uncertainty to the outcome or your level of commitment isn't quite where it needs to be? Doing what is necessary to make strides in your goals also means moving forward not always knowing exactly how it will play out. All you need to be concerned...

22. February 2016

Feb 22, 2016 - No time to breathe? Are you going, going, going, yet feel like you are not getting anywhere? Are you feeling continuous pressure to achieve, produce, and get things done? In spite of the immense stress to keep things moving, are you finding yourself wishing for a little time to yourself, some time to just breathe? When you are in the midst of living life like the hamster on the "doing everything, yet getting nowhere" wheel, it is time to actually take the time to breathe. Taking...

25. January 2016

Jan 25, 2016 - Can you see past it? Are you weighed down by what you currently have on your plate to the point you cannot focus on anything except what you are dealing with right now? Do you feel you are on a hamster wheel, not getting anywhere, and yet you are putting a great deal of time and energy into trying to get ahead of it all? Are you faced with a particular challenge that seems insurmountable at this time? When your are overwhelmed or overwrought, it is oftentimes difficult to see a...

28. April 2014

April 28, 2014 - Are you fully engaged in life? How often do you feel distracted and pulled in many directions? How often do you find yourself wishing you were doing something other than what you are doing right at that moment? If the answer is "often" or even "sometimes" to either one of these questions, you may be on the verge or already are disengaged in your own life. Do you feel frustration, lack of fulfillment, exhaustion, stress, unending demands and obligations, and are wishing for some...

07. April 2014

April 7, 2014 - Are you envisioning with intent? Are you envisioning what you desire for your life with intent or wishful thinking? There is a fine line when it comes to having a dream you truly desire and seeing it come to fruition. If you are merely wishing it to come into reality, you are not putting yourself fully into its manifestation, but viewing your dream as an outsider looking in. Then it is more like a mirage than something you believe could be real. Putting intent into your dream...

16. December 2013

Dec 16, 2013 - Is work all consuming? Are you under pressure in your work to perform and accomplish a great deal of activities in a specific amount of time? Are you experiencing demands from others at work, which are creating an "all work, no play" reality in your life? In this "want it now" society that we live in, it is easy to allow demands and expectations to control how we function to the point that we feel that we are no longer in control of our time or activities. The key is first to...

28. October 2013

Oct 28, 2013 - Is frustration zapping your energy? Are you feeling drained because of a continuous flow of frustration you are experiencing from a variety of sources? Or is one particular situation affecting your morale and your motivation, which is causing you as much frustration with yourself as you feel about the circumstances causing you stress? While we cannot control what is thrown at us at any given minute to deal or cope with, we do have total control over how we respond, react and...

15. April 2013

April 15, 2013 - Feeling taxed in ways other than income? Are you feeling taxed in ways other than income? Are you feeling the pressure of obligations bearing down on you with respect to your time? Are you feeling pulled in multiple directions and having difficulty deciding how to manage everything effectively and efficiently? Have recent unexpected disruptions impacted your ability to focus on what you want to and need to be focusing on? Are you merely thinking about all that you have to get...

11. February 2013

Feb 11, 2013 - Is stress affecting your judgment? Is stress affecting your judgment or making you question things that you once appreciated or valued? The impact of stress on your well-being physically, emotionally and mentally can cause doubt and confusion that is oftentimes displaced in ways you may not even realize. What was once valued and appreciated, you allow stress to distort, causing you to rationalize that even the good things in your life are not as good as you thought. What was once...