Most of the time when you run into people and ask how they’re doing, they answer in one of two ways: fine, how are you? or I’m swamped; I have so much to do! Today we are going to talk about the "I’m perpetually busy" response and what it really means. Look, we all get busy. I get it. Life flows as it does and constant preparing to control every aspect of it is not living, its existing. So, how do you manage the life in front of you before you become … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2011
Relationship Realities
February 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ahh, relationships. In the wake of Valentine’s dust, relationships are on the brain. It is a time of year when we are programmed to critique and evaluate our connections, and are left with two obvious evaluations: we like our relationships or we don’t. When I reference relationships I mean all of them, because love isn’t just romantic. Its your kooky Mom who insists on sending you random childhood artifacts, as much as its your best friend from junior high who still calls to complain like its … [Read more...]
Gut Feeling Versus Brain: Who Wins?
February 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Do you think it or feel it? Decisions, that is. I do a little of both in most situations. I used to be all head and logic, thinking myself into a tornado of what-ifs. They would circle me at higher and higher speeds, increasing in number by the minute. Soon I was whipped into a frenzy of anxiety and frustration, when nothing had actually even happened yet. On the flip side, thoughts like, "maybe its best to be patient and see what happens, got jacked by my brain and ego screaming -- MY WAY, … [Read more...]