Organizing Your Life
This is the time of year that many of us make our New Year’s resolution. Sometimes, it’s the same one as last year, and the year before, and maybe even the year before that. Why are New Year’s resolutions so hard to keep? What can we do differently to make this the year we finally…
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I was having lunch with my friend Christine Cushing last week, and she gave me a copy of her book, Fearless in the Kitchen (also the name of her new TV show). As I was riding the train home, I noticed an ad for Taylor Swift’s new CD, Fearless. That night, I watched an episode…
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When I was in junior high school I remember learning how to make chocolate pudding in home-ec class. Later that day, I was excited to make it at home for my parents. I measured out all the ingredients, then mixed and poured them into the pot. I was stirring the pudding on the stove, waiting…
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The other day, I was having a conversation with my wise friend Sue and she said to me that holding on to negative emotions is like having a clog in your drain; the water still flows but not as freely as it would if the clog was cleared. But if we ignore the clog, more serious problems can occur…
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Do you agree that our thoughts create our feelings? Have you ever noticed that if you start thinking that there’s too much to do and not enough time to do it in, you begin to feel hurried and stressed? The stress you experience actually comes from the inside, not the outside. It’s how we think…
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