http://www.bouncebackcafe.com Dedicated to finding useful, resilient solutions to life's adversities. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:03:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2012/gen/life-lessons-101-topple-proofing-3142 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2012/gen/life-lessons-101-topple-proofing-3142#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:01:14 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=3142 Sometimes we overdo. Sometimes we have too many plates spinning, too many demands stuffed into too little time and, the next thing we know, we’ve slipped into mindless busyness and something important is on the verge of toppling. Maybe we got into the swing of something, doing and doing until we lapsed into a workaholic-trance. Maybe the abyss of our To-Do-List’s administrivia kept us working, working working. Perhaps deadlines loomed large… Or, perhaps we actually fell under the thrall of an awesome condition known as Flow: Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi But, regardless of what’s brought us to this brink, we owe it to ourselves to intervene before something important takes a topple! ...Continue reading » Life Lessons 101: Topple Proofing]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2012/gen/life-lessons-101-topple-proofing-3142/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/like-art-life-is-full-of-lost-edges-2885 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/like-art-life-is-full-of-lost-edges-2885#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:01:14 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2885 Ever felt like you just didn’t have the energy or the will to do the things you normally find easy to do? I am writing this on a Monday but I’m in “Sunday mode” – meaning that the entire fiber of my being is begging for a day of rest! Maybe I’m losing my ...Continue reading » Like Art, Life is Full of Lost Edges]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/like-art-life-is-full-of-lost-edges-2885/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/on-the-verge-of-losing-my-marbles-2751 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/on-the-verge-of-losing-my-marbles-2751#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:01:28 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2751 I envy people who seem to have everything all organized and lined up… I myself am often on the verge of losing my marbles – they just keep scattering every which way… Once upon a time, as I was preparing to go on vacation, I wrote in my journal: Why is it so hard to let go of my everyday life and take a few days off? I was feeling torn in many directions because I wanted to get so much done before I left and I needed to pack but wasn’t sure what to take along…which is why I wrote: ...Continue reading » On the Verge of Losing My Marbles]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/on-the-verge-of-losing-my-marbles-2751/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/what-i-learned-last-week-2688 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/what-i-learned-last-week-2688#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:01:54 +0000 PattiAnn http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2688 This past week I developed what I call the “acid flu.” My system seems to naturally create plenty of acid and when my stress level is high, my acid manufacturing machine goes into overdrive. This leaves me feeling nauseous – not anyone’s favorite feeling – and miserable and achy. The only good side to it is that I lose my appetite. Unfortunately, this is probably the one time I need to eat – to rebalance my system. For a while, I felt ...Continue reading » What I Learned Last Week]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/what-i-learned-last-week-2688/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/finding-joy-2613 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/finding-joy-2613#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 07:01:45 +0000 PattiAnn http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2613 Joy is possible where ever and whenever you are. You just have to catch it. There’s a story that’s been making the rounds on the internet. It’s about an experiment conducted by the Washington Post. You may have heard this story before… ...Continue reading » Finding Joy]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/finding-joy-2613/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/haymaking-anyone-2603 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/haymaking-anyone-2603#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 07:01:30 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2603 “Make Hay While the Sun Shines” means to take advantage of a brief opportunity while it is still there. To not waste time. The saying comes from farming communities. There would often be only a short time in which the hay would be ready to cut – reap too soon, and the hay would be too green. Reap too late, and you run the risk of rain ruining it all. — Urban Dictionary In other words, this cliché tells us: ...Continue reading » Haymaking Anyone?]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/haymaking-anyone-2603/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/change-is-the-foundation-for-growth-2600 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/change-is-the-foundation-for-growth-2600#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 07:01:02 +0000 PattiAnn http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2600 It seems that my entire work life, there has always been a struggle to get to a balanced state. I feel as if I struggle to find time that isn’t committed to someone else – the job, the dog, my family. And, no matter how much I do for each of these, I feel as if I am shorting someone else. I had always thought of balance as being ...Continue reading » Change is the Foundation for Growth]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/change-is-the-foundation-for-growth-2600/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/my-depressed-stance-2403 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/my-depressed-stance-2403#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:01:20 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2403 How’s your posture? What does it tell about you? Can’t you just hear your Mother saying “Stand up straight! Shoulders back! Point your toes out.” Well, maybe your Mom didn’t demand that last one… my Mom decided early on that her little ones were ...Continue reading » My Depressed Stance]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/my-depressed-stance-2403/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/who%e2%80%99s-in-charge-here-2292 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/who%e2%80%99s-in-charge-here-2292#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:01:48 +0000 PattiAnn http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2292 Last week, in her post Trapped in the Clutches of Ambiguity, Ellie reported on a dialogue that she observed between her Left Brain and her Right Brain. It reminded me of some many similar conversations that I have in my head. The difference between Ellie and me is that for her, the Right Brain is ...Continue reading » Who’s In Charge Here?]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/who%e2%80%99s-in-charge-here-2292/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2010/gen/how-to-know-if-its-time-for-a-fresh-start-2046 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2010/gen/how-to-know-if-its-time-for-a-fresh-start-2046#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:01:29 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2046 Is your Wheel of Life giving you a bumpy ride? Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. — Albert Camus The lazy, crazy days of summer have evaporated – poof, they’re gone! Bye-bye summer. And now we’re counting down to the end of a decade with these last few months of the year. Oh my. September = Time for a Fresh Start? Author and speaker Julie Winkle Giulioni of DesignArounds.com recently acknowledged the change of seasons and then posed a challenge: ...Continue reading » How to Know If It’s Time for a Fresh Start]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2010/gen/how-to-know-if-its-time-for-a-fresh-start-2046/feed 0