I had a funny moment at work today. I work in 12 story building with various companies utilizing suites on every floor. I was about to leave for the day and pushed the elevator button to get to the level that I parked on. I hear the elevator moving behind those shiny double doors (there…
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Every day I have to take the elevator. Not just once mind you. Multiple times. It pains me greatly and no, that is not sarcasm you sense…but desperate whimpers of torment and fear. I think I can juuust make it down to the first floor without any interruptions…IF I chose my timing right. Alas, there…
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Attachment styles created at infancy…are they a template for our future relationships? Did our parents’ certain parenting style in raising us from infancy impact the quality of our adult romantic relationships? Well, based on a few amazing studies, it does in fact seem that an infant’s attachment style forms a model for future relationships. Based…
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Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 1 second, breathe out for 8 seconds, hold for 1. And repeat. Feel better? I find that deep breathing really does relax me when nothing else will. No, I can’t shut off my worries with the snap of a finger, and no, it won’t stop my initial panic…
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What allows some people to roll around through life without anxiety or worry, but others rock back and forth in fixation of the possibilities? Don’t sweat the small stuff they say. Who says this? Where are they? Are they even human?! Okay, all jokes aside… Do these miracle people truly never sweat the small stuff? How can…
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She was quiet, shy and a lover of books. Who am I speaking of you may wonder…me? No, though I connect with each of those descriptions on an extreme level. Agatha Christie grew up with a father from America and a mother from London. The youngest of three, Agatha was treated a bit different than…
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Welp. I quit my job. I’m jobless. And I’m freaking out. Are you freaking out? Cause I’m freaking out! Have you ever tried to find a new job and realize that it’s palpably impossible to even navigate options if you are going to be an honest employee? I pride myself on being an honest gal….
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Obligatory small talk. It’s almost bad enough to make your ears bend into odd shapes and trigger you to whip out your notepad and vent about! (My cat gets it!) Do you ever get invited out to a larger gathering with folks you don’t know on a personal level (or perhaps a smaller work lunch)…
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Tis the season to panic. I’m not one to enjoy a home flooded with guests I don’t know all that well. I take my home (my retreat) very seriously. It’s my little oasis of meaningful things and maintained energy that brings me a level of calm serenity, reliability and offers a sense of security… perhaps…
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I often wonder just how many misunderstandings occur each day. No two minds are exactly alike. People don’t often have the time, circumstances, or nerve to explain the intention behind all actions, words expressed, or looks exchanged; not to mention that would consume one’s day quite extensively if we did. There are many people who…
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