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/2011/gen/last-chance-to-savor-summers-simple-pleasures-2828 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/last-chance-to-savor-summers-simple-pleasures-2828#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:01:20 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2828 I just enjoyed the last, sweet chunks of a juicy watermelon – YUM! Why I waited so long to enjoy this simple pleasure is beyond me. Chalk it up to being a bit oblivious to the passing of the season. But now that I’ve indulged in this sinfully delicious treat I’ve begun to realize that summer is almost gone and all those perfect watermelons with it. So I’ve made a new, short term and frivolous resolution: before the season’s treats become only a memory, I’m going to ...Continue reading » Last Chance to Savor Summer’s Simple Pleasures]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2011/gen/last-chance-to-savor-summers-simple-pleasures-2828/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2010/gen/and-the-cupboard-was-bare-2111 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2010/gen/and-the-cupboard-was-bare-2111#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:01:59 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=2111 Now surely you’ve known me long enough to know that it’s not likely my cupboards would be or even could literally be bare! Nah, not my cupboards, they’re, what else – cluttered! And while there might be some of you who would be delighted with empty cupboards like the one in the photo above – my daughter who’s moving soon for instance – I also know that there are some families whose cupboards literally are bare… and I wonder and worry how they and their families cope. Recently I attended a meeting where the director of a local soup kitchen described their programs – and she certainly reinforced my commitment to doing what I can to make a difference through our church’s outreach programs. And, at the director’s behest I’ve now stocked my car with a package of fluffy new ...Continue reading » And the Cupboard Was Bare…]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2010/gen/and-the-cupboard-was-bare-2111/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/making-friendly-choices-615 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/making-friendly-choices-615#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:01:57 +0000 PattiAnn http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=615 Is your crowd helping you be more resilient? It’s the lazy days of summer and feeling a bit lazy myself, it’s taken me a little while to figure out that I’m not really going anywhere.  I’m busy enough, but I’m not making progress.  In fact, I feel way too busy and way too unproductive. ...Continue reading » Making Friendly Choices]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/making-friendly-choices-615/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/finding-what-fits-507 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/finding-what-fits-507#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:01:39 +0000 Cari http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=507 You know how you feel when everything fits?  When you head out into the world in the right outfit that fits just right?  It’s like you can do anything, you can take on the world.  There’s bounce in your step.  There’s nothing worse for your confidence than clothes that don’t fit.  Spending your day pulling up your pants or digging your pants out of your ass does not help you exude anything you want to exude. Sometimes, when we go shopping, we are fooled in the store.  Later we find out that the pants stretch too much after wearing them for an hour, or that they bind in a way they didn’t when we tried them on.  So we stick to those clothes that fit right because they make us feel the best about ourselves.  And sometimes we have to take things back to the store to find the one that fits. ...Continue reading » Finding What Fits]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/finding-what-fits-507/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/a-break-from-responsibility-388 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/a-break-from-responsibility-388#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:01:53 +0000 PattiAnn http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=388 I’ve made a decision.  I’m going to be irresponsible – at least for a little while. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just feel stuck.  Life goes on day-to-day, some days good, some not so good.  The interesting thing is that here I am in the middle of this new blog venture, and yet I’m looking for some major change that will make me feel “better.” ...Continue reading » A Break from Responsibility]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/a-break-from-responsibility-388/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/what-next-%e2%80%93-part-four-%e2%80%93-force-yourself-to-choose%e2%80%a6-314 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/what-next-%e2%80%93-part-four-%e2%80%93-force-yourself-to-choose%e2%80%a6-314#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:01:08 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=314 Continued from Part 3 When every option has its merits but you can only do ONE – how do you choose the “right” path? Perhaps it’s time to try the fourth of five optimistic approaches to unfuddling your brain. To discover what you want to do, force yourself to make iterative choices between desirable futures.

Paired Choice Comparison Tool

About 20 years ago I arrived at an “aha” moment using a tool called “Paired Comparison”. I needed to understand WHY I wasn’t acting on my long-time desire to go into business for myself. ...Continue reading » What Next? – Part Four – Force Yourself to Choose…]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/what-next-%e2%80%93-part-four-%e2%80%93-force-yourself-to-choose%e2%80%a6-314/feed 0 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/enjoying-the-now-206 http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/enjoying-the-now-206#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:01:23 +0000 Ellie http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/?p=206 Sometimes, the NOW is a really good place to be. Enjoy what you can in your life. Let your optimism shine through rose-colored glasses at least once every day! Last month, on Easter Sunday, I realized that our lives had changed and that our NOW was a pretty good place to be. Here are my thoughts on that day.

On Easter Sunday This Year

Not my mother’s Easter Sunday, that’s for sure! Used to be, back in the days when our family was filled with little ones, our days were filled with Easter egg decorating and hunting, Easter baskets piled high with candy (at least one See’s Candy Easter egg each) and new Easter outfits for Sunday Mass. And yes, a whole bunch of religious liturgy I won’t impose on you. ...Continue reading » Enjoying the NOW]]> http://www.bouncebackcafe.com/2009/gen/enjoying-the-now-206/feed 0