The holidays this year could be the trigger that finally causes Mom to spontaneously combust, Dad to move out to the garage, or little Joey to throw the cat into the fireplace. If ever there were a year with fewer Norman Rockwell-style holiday tableaus in play, this is the year.
Read MoreWhat are you worried about today? What if you just. . . didn’t?
Read MoreIf you’re curious as to whether your motives and actions are driven by you and your inner wisdom, or by others or some external sense of authority, real or perceived, just stop to count how many times in a day or week you catch yourself saying or thinking “I should” [fill in the blank].
Read MoreIt’s tension. Not a bipolar inability to pick something and stick with it. Not a groundhog’s day flip flop from “should” to “must” and back. It’s just tension.
Read MoreIf there ever was a time that we find ourselves in the midst of stress, uncertainty, and distraction, it’s now. We don’t know when schools and workplaces will open again. We don’t know how bad the coronavirus pandemic will get in our cities, states, countries or planet. We don’t know when we’ll feel safe to hug our friends again. And this uncertainty affects our ability to focus on what’s in front of us, the work we can or must do today.
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