All Entries in the "Mental Health" Category
Stop Finding Excuses as to Why You’re Sick and Choose to Get Well
I (sometimes) enjoy participating in discussion boards related to health and wellness. I love sharing things I’ve learned to help people recover from their diseases. I don’t always go about it the best way. I have my own hangups. I have the temerity to suggest that people are usually responsible for their illnesses. It’s akin [...]
Refuse to Condemn Yourself or Feel Guilty for Your Mistakes
I once played tennis with a man who berated himself after every missed or faulty hit. “You idiot!” “Stupid, stupid, stupid.” “How could you miss that?” “Dummy!” What was supposed to be a game of fun was an exercise in self-condemnation. He wasn’t even aware of it; it was a conditioned response, perhaps taught to [...]
Selling the Week for the Weekend
As I lay in bed last night unable to fall asleep, I thought about the things I would have to do today. I have the distasteful task of writing a letter to my book vendors informing them that my corporation is insolvent and is now closed, and that they would receive no more money. I [...]
Lazy Saturday–Taking Time to Relax
I did something yesterday I haven’t done in a long time: I relaxed and did nothing.
Around ten o’clock yesterday morning I laid in the sun for half an hour to produce melanin and vitamin D. Several of my cats joined me but the sun was too hot, so they settled in the shade. It was [...]
Accept Both Positive and Negative Emotions
My friend Polly did a remarkable thing. She saved money and took time off work to educate herself so she could improve her marketability. In five years she earned a Masters degree in communication. Actually, the Bachelors degree took four years and the Masters one. When she first told me she was going back to [...]
Worry and Fear Over Debt Can Kill You
I’m came across an article today about a couple that killed themselves and their four golden retrievers:
“It is believed that the Donacas committed suicide after attempts to save their home following a foreclosure notice left them believing they had few options,” the Crook County Sheriff’s Office said in a report.
Before I decided to file for [...]
Do You Really Need All That Stuff?
When I was in my early twenties living in Germany working as a civil servant I bought a lot of nice things to pad my nest. I got Noritake crystal and china at prices half of what I would pay in the States. It made me feel special. I bought expensive figurines for my shelves [...]
