Right after you felt the fear – what did you do? And then what?
Whenever you’re scared of something, don’t let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.
— Vince Vaughn
On January 10, 2011, in her evening news report, ABC correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviewed three “ordinary” people – a young intern, a retired military officer, and tiny slip of a woman – who each in their own way “used whatever they had, to do what they could” in the immediate aftermath of the Tucson shooting tragedy that left an eight year old girl and several others dead and a Congresswoman terribly wounded.
One of the “unsung heroes” probably saved the Congresswoman from Continue reading » Being Scared = Learning Opportunity
I’ve tried yoga but I find stress less boring.
— Anonymous
Have you ever had a meltdown? You know what I mean… extreme stress, the heebie jeebies, sour stomach, wanting to scream and/or beat on someone. Your mind is a jumble of useless thoughts ricocheting all over the place from one catastrophe to the next one – none of which have actually occurred.
Some days, we seem more susceptible to mental meltdowns. The really uncomfortable part is the feeling that there’s nothing you can do about it. You just have to let it run its course and then, once it passes, you’ll feel better. I have an alternative suggestion – Re-Boot!
Ctrl-Alt-Delete
Having spent a significant part of my life as a computer nerd, there’s one thing I know how to do really well: Continue reading » How to Recover from Mental Meltdowns
We live in earthquake country.
And wildfire country.
And mudslide country.
And, most of the time, we “forget about it.”
We watch once-blackened hillsides go green with regrowth and revel in the wildflowers that grace our mountains and deserts.
But Not This Week
The first earthquake got our attention with a “BOOM!” and heart-stopping jolt … and then – nothing more. No damage done inside or out.
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