Tag Archives: emotions
Practicing What I Preach
Yesterday, shortly after I wrote the post about dealing with negative emotions, I was presented with the opportunity to practice what I preach. Come to think of it, that happens a lot! You’d think I would learn to only write … Continue reading
Don’t Be S.A.D.
Experts think that the reduced exposure to light, particularly sun light, causes a drop in serotonin levels, which brings about the symptoms of SAD. I love it when the solution is natural, easy, safe, and affective! Opening my blinds and making it a point to take a walk outside, even though we were experiencing an ice storm (but it’s so beautiful!) made an immediate improvement in my depressed mood! Next, I had the lights changed in my office at work and Viola! Instant cheer! Continue reading
Turning Negatives into Positives
Lately I’ve been learning how to turn negative things into positive things. William Shakespeare said that “Nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” I think what he meant by that is the value we use to judge something as good or bad, positive or negative, lies within our own mind. In other words, it’s our mental attitude that determines whether or not something is positive or not. Continue reading
Respect the Wall!
How many of you successful women have an emotional wall or know someone who does? How many of you know someone who you wish would erect such a wall? Unless you are a hermit, most of us are aware of what an emotional wall is, many of us have one, and most of us know at least one person who has one. Continue reading
The Power of the Button – Pt 1
The next time it appears that someone has pushed one of your buttons you need to start asking some pertinent questions to figure out the real identity of it. Continue reading
