I often hear feedback about positive thinking saying it doesn’t work. My reply to those people is… “Well I know for sure negative thinking DOES work so I’d far rather have zero benefit from positive thinking (if it doesn’t work) than feeling stressed and making my life miserable with negative thinking” What are your thoughts?…
“We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” – Carlos Castaneda, author Have you ever met someone who complains if there isn’t anything to complain about? In the winter it’s too cold, in the summer it’s too hot, in the spring it’s too rainy and in ...…
To all the mothers out there…thank-you for the sacrifices, the love, the care and the hard work. We all have a mother so we all can be thankful for the gift of life if nothing else. .. For all of you with great moms you’ve probably already called her or sent a card, for those ...…
Today I was working on my ski boat and decided to re-finish my teak swim grid. I do this every year and it’s a bitter-sweet process as in the beginning the wood looks whitish-grey, it is rough to the touch and it looks lack luster. I begin with a heavier grit sandpaper and fire up ...…
According to a new study released by researchers at the University of Toronto mothers are more likely to feel guilt or stress when receiving a text, e-mail or phone call from work during non-working hours than men. Scott Schieman, a sociology professor and co-author of the study stated ““We found that women are able to ...…
W.Q. Judge in his book The Path published in 1891 wrote: “What is to learn, is to be content, or, rather, resigned to ourselves and our limitations even while striving to get above them….We cannot all at once live up to these high ideals as some others live up to theirs… …How much I wish ...…
Not so long ago addictions were thought of as ingesting an addictive substance. Addiction today has taken on a whole new realm including; gambling, shopping, food, computer, sports, work, sex and more. Anything that controls you instead of you controlling it is an addiction. Check out this great article about how stress and addiction intersect. ...…
“The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.” — Carlos Castaneda: Was an anthropologist and author Who needs luck if we can make ourselves happy? Doesn’t that feel liberating knowing it isn’t some random cosmic fluke that you get ...…
There are so many Psychological Tests online scattered all over the place so I decided to compile some of the ones I feel offer real value in one location. This is a work in progress so expect more to follow soon. So far I have a few different social anxiety tests and online depression tests. ...…
