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“How To Manage the Seasons of Life”
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” ~ Anne Bradstreet Over on our group blog, over at Dare...
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Cleaning Up Clutter Frees Your Mind
“Don’t own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.” Wendell Berry Clutter comes in many forms. The things we own and use, the stuff we keep buying, stray or random...
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Unlock Your Life With Reading
Summer is a time for regrouping what was depleted in the winter, and retooling and refueling our minds. We can all remember thinking this as small, and perhaps not so small, children. The last few...
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Free Time is Grossly Underrated
Free time is rarely wasted. Doc If you enjoy what you do during your down time, then it can only be of benefit to you. But, as we have discussed earlier this week, we get caught up in other...
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Music: Fuel for Your Spirit
Always Nearby I don’t always find music relaxing. But I use it in the ways that I relax. Long ago, probably during training, I developed an issue with insomnia. I can remember trying the usual...
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The Value of Intergenerational Communication
As we touch the lives of many others, so too do many others touch our lives. Intergenerational communication and wisdom, help us grow and learn without the necessity of experiencing every event,...
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Identifying Disappointment: Self-Care Boundaries
Most of us feel pretty okay about ourselves most of the time. This week, we have talked about the extremes ways in which we may view ourselves, low self-esteem and hubris. But I find that most...
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Voluntarily Leaving the Pain of Extremis
All or Nothing Thinking All or nothing thinking is a deceptive trap. It either borders on perfectionism or defeatism. When we work to make things perfect in an imperfect world or system, eventually...
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Transitioning Through Life: Are You Growing?
Life is one long series of transitions. To paraphrase and old blues song, from the “cradle to the grave,” things keep evolving. As young children we barely notice these, and are even anxious to get...
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Breaking up with Insomnia… Mostly
I think I have had issues with insomnia since my early days of medical training. Teaching my mind and body to be functional at a moment’s notice is certainly beneficial in medicine and...
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