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Life Instructions
This week I was cleaning out a closet full of old stuff, and I came across an email from 2002. The subject headline read: Life Instructions. I was curious, to say the least. Here’s what I had highlighted on the list: When you say “I love you,” say it truthfully. When you say “I’m sorry,” say…
Your Thoughts
Did you know that it is estimated that the average person has about 60,000 thoughts a day? I wish I had known this when I used to lay awake at night unable to turn off my brain. I was a relentless Over-thinker. Over-worrier. Over-analyzer. 60,000 thoughts is a lot of junk to sift through every…
Is the grass greener?
When I was younger, I was very focused on goal-setting. Go to college. Land my first job.Buy a new car. Find a romantic partner. Rent my first apartment. My goals gave me a sense of purpose, motivation, and focus. So, I continued to set more. Land my next job. Buy a better car. Get married. Purchase my first home. This pattern of goal setting…
Don’t Stop Believing
Believe and you are halfway there. -Theodore Roosevelt When I was in college, I had dreams of living near the beach, being my own boss, and helping people feel better. More specifically, I wanted to be a doctor and live in Malibu. Neither of those things happened, and I ended up on a very different path. …
Best Friends
When I was eight years old, I met my best friend. We were inseparable. Playdates. Sleepovers. Swimming in the pool all summer until our fingers were like prunes. Chasing the ice cream truck down the street in hopes of getting an orange creamsicle. We talked on the phone for hours. Passed notes in class. We…
Insomnia
What’s keeping you awake at night? Throughout my life, I have periodically struggled with insomnia. There is nothing worse than laying in bed waiting for your “sleep train” to arrive, but all you have is your racing thoughts. Whether it be falling asleep or staying asleep, 1 out of 3 adults don’t get enough sleep. The…
Learning New Tricks
They say, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” but I am challenging that limiting belief. As someone who spent the better part of her life in a chronic state of over-thinking and excessive worrying, I was always looking for ways to manage my thoughts and reduce my stress. I tried therapy, acupuncture, weekly massages, you…
Spinning
Do you find yourself spinning? I am not talking about dancing, being on a stationary bike, or the time you drank too much. I’m talking about emotionally spinning. The kind that comes from over-thinking and feeling like you are not in control of your own life. The worst is when the spins come at night. You crawl into bed…
