Two marriage friendly ways for wives to stop controlling their husbands Does your hairdresser ever give you advice as you talk through a situation with her? Or maybe she asks for your ideas or thoughts on an issue? Mine does both. She’s a skilled listener and a curious person. A couple of years ago she asked me if I knew the Bible tells us women are going to be a … [Read more...] about Two Marriage-friendly Ways for Wives to Stop Controlling their Husbands
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How to Use Gratitude to Manage Stress and Find Peace
How to Use Gratitude to Manage Stress and Find Peace Gratitude is the first daily habit for working wonders for me to manage stress and find peace. Naturally, it had to be during a difficult situation! Do you know what I mean? Over the years that I heard so much gratitude journaling in different psychology and spiritual blog posts, it didn’t work for me. When a … [Read more...] about How to Use Gratitude to Manage Stress and Find Peace
How to Power Up with Mindfulness for Introverts, Even Extroverts
How to Power Up with Mindfulness for Introverts, Even Extroverts When you hear the word peace, what comes to mind? Sometimes our minds, introverts and even extroverts, are filled with so many thoughts we may not be able to hear the most important ones above the noise. On a global level maybe it’s about ending wars and hatred. Or if you grew up when I did perhaps you … [Read more...] about How to Power Up with Mindfulness for Introverts, Even Extroverts
How To Manage Most Stressful Situations To Find Peace
How To Manage Most Stressful Situations To Find Peace On a previous post, I mentioned a time when my 88-year-old mother was in an ambulance on the way to the emergency room from long-term care. Where is the joy in that? In an inconceivable situation like this, I’ve found that to stay in the moment or be totally present is possible even if you cannot find joy. Pausing … [Read more...] about How To Manage Most Stressful Situations To Find Peace
How to Easily Find Peace in Most Stressful Situations
how to easily find peace in most stressful situations Here is the sound of joy: That’s my youngest granddaughter when she was almost three years old. Unless we are swinging on a swing all day long, there are going to be times in our life or days where something blocks us from joy. Sometimes our to-do list can have an over abundance of items. Often information, … [Read more...] about How to Easily Find Peace in Most Stressful Situations
Want to Double Your Resolution and Habit Success?
When it comes to mastering new habits, are you an upholder like me? If you are a regular reader of my blog you know how important it is to know our energy preferences – more introverted or more extroverted – for better self-care, interpersonal communication and more. Gretchen Rubin says she, “… created the Four Tendencies framework during my research into habits for my … [Read more...] about Want to Double Your Resolution and Habit Success?