Sometimes the daily news hits you hard. Today is one of those days. It started with the news from a close friend. She made the “When the News Knocks You Sideways!”
Tag: perception
Cope with RA by Changing Your Thinking
Thirty-seven years is a long time to cope with RA. One of the many tools in my toolbox is to develop flexibility in my thinking “Cope with RA by Changing Your Thinking”
Book Review: What Makes Olga Run?
A couple of weeks ago, I made an inspired decision to attend a TALK (Third Age Learning at Kwantlen) presentation. Author Bruce Grierson shared his life-altering “Book Review: What Makes Olga Run?”
Only Dreaming – A Shift in Perception
It was a tight parking space. A truck had parked at an odd angle, but I knew that I could manage to park properly, especially “Only Dreaming – A Shift in Perception”
#471 – The Painless Game
From time to time, my body responds (negatively) to barometric pressure changes. I experienced one of those moments yesterday morning. As I had arrived early for my “#471 – The Painless Game”
Change Resistance
Resistance often tumbles ashore, carried by the waves of change. At first glance, you might think that the resistance is marked by an attitude of “Change Resistance”
Suffering and Significance
On a Quicksand of Feelings, I talked about how discouraged and frustrated I was about the low visitor count to A Rheumful of Tips – my “Suffering and Significance”
About Dog Training, Stress and Me
Holly, our high-spirited, rambunctious rescued dog has been with us for a little over two years. Although nothing can be confirmed, I suspect that she “About Dog Training, Stress and Me”
Bruxism – The Grind of Stress
Bruxism – noun – the habit of unconsciously grinding one’s teeth, usually done during sleep; often associated with stress. As is often the case, the “Bruxism – The Grind of Stress”
Nosing the Past – The Good and the Bad
My Oma was a prodigious user of Comet. A whiff of that cleanser and I am instantly transported back to Oma’s bathroom – the one “Nosing the Past – The Good and the Bad”
Lessons of the Fall
Thanks to Conrad Hake for his post which reminds us – me, in particular – that sometimes we’re the (back) scratcher and sometimes the scratchee. In “Lessons of the Fall”
Inconvenience or Insight?
My car was once stolen from the parking garage of our condo. I remember going down and confusedly wondering why I couldn’t remember parking in “Inconvenience or Insight?”