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When Your World Tilts on Its Axis
I didn’t think Donald Trump could win. I was wrong. I held my view for two reasons. First, I didn’t believe the country would elect someone with such apparently extreme viewpoints. I was wrong Second, the pollsters said … Continue reading
Posted in Less Than Helpful Advice
Tagged anxiety, Anxiety Help, depression, election, Fear, Hope, how not to worry, Loss and grief, managing anxiety
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This is My Life Now
Do any of these lamentations fit? I used to be married or had a relationship. I used to have a job I liked. I used to have more money. I used to have lunch with mom every Sunday but she … Continue reading
Posted in Less Than Helpful Advice
Tagged depression, Fear, Grief, happiness, Hope, loneliness, Loss and grief, Self Compassion
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Check Your Check Book
As I was recording some expenses in my checking program, it occurred to me that a quick measure of the quality of a life is how many checkbook entries are classified as gifts, contributions, entertainment, leisure or personal care. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Fear, Fear of Death, happiness, Self Compassion, worry less
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Planning Ahead: Does it Reduce or Increase Worry?
The Hardship of Accounting Never ask of money spent Where the spender thinks it went. Nobody was ever meant To remember or invent What he did with every cent. -Robert Frost Recently I caught some interest in attending a three … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Fear, Hope, how not to worry, managing anxiety, worry, worry less
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Do You Have a Damn Breaker?
Sometimes I get stuck. I can’t seem to move forward with a goal or even several goals. I think about them in round robin fashion: Well, I want to submit more short stories to publishers, but I want to paint … Continue reading
Posted in Less Than Helpful Advice, Meditations
Tagged Anxcitement, anxiety, depression, Fear, goals, setting goals
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Are You There, George?
Several actors have played God. They include Charlton Heston (1990), Alanis Morissette (1999), Morgan Freeman (2003). Charlton Heston had some previous experience having played Moses and John the Baptist. God has a range of personalities: stern (Heston), whimsical (Morissette), genial … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Anxiety Help, Belief, depression, faith, faith in God, Fear, George Burns, happiness, Hope, how not to worry, Kepler, managing anxiety, Self Compassion, worry less
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We All Make Mistakes (Duh! Thanks for telling me.)
Have you ever made a really dumb mistake? When bad things happen, it’s bad enough, and it’s worse when we contributed to the disaster. We forgot to pay the electric bill; we weren’t paying enough attention while driving; we screwed … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, Fear, happiness, meditation, Self Compassion
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What does The Bible say about Anxiety?
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds … Continue reading
Posted in A Different Perspective, Plain and Simple Advice, Spiritual Advice
Tagged anxiety, Anxiety Help, Fear, how not to worry, managing anxiety, What the Bible says, worry less
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Almond In Your Head 