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Sanitizing My Sanity
I need to stop letting certain things get to me.
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What Would You Do If You Were Not Afraid?
What an intriguing question.
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The Other Shoe
I can’t have nice things.
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Sweet Relief
I felt as though 500 pounds had been lifted off my shoulders.
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Healthy Self-Soothing
Here are some suggestions that I’m going to try to take instead of consuming sugar and/or grease.
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Anticipatory Stress
Fight or flight should be reserved for the moment when you spot the mountain lion, not for when you’ve heard that there might be one within a 10 mile radius.
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Helpless Stress
Sooner or later, every train engineer will have someone step in front of his or her train as a way to permanently solve a temporary problem. That must be a heartbreaking experience. You want to stop, but you know you can’t. I suspect that all you can really do is close your eyes, swallow really…
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How I Live Now
There was a time, not so very long ago, when I could have told you the exact amount of cash I had in my wallet, down to the penny. I’d wake up in a cold sweat, wondering how I’d pay my bills, or what on earth I’d do if I became seriously ill with no…
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Part of Me Sleeps
This will come as no big surprise, but a very large part of me likes to avoid conflict, stress, and confrontation. Decades ago, I decided that the most effective way to not deal with the slings and arrows of life was to sleep. I absolutely love to sleep. My spirit animal is probably one of…
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Oh, Happy Day!
One of my favorite sayings is that a fish doesn’t realize it’s in water until it jumps out of it. I can totally relate to that. I just jumped out of something myself. Epic revelation! I just got some really, really, really good news, which unfortunately I can’t share with you, dear readers. Just think…