Do As I Say, Not as I’ve Done: Trying Too Hard Is a Problem
Well, many of us hear that “Do as I say, not as I do” thing as children, and yes, it’s annoying. But Ms. Sanity has inadvertantly provided a fabulous example of things not to do, and why people say that “do as I say…” thing. It can be helpful when we learn from the mistakes [...]
November 26, 2009
Tags: attitudes, blogging, calmness, capacity building, Congress, insanity, priorities, thoughts, Tips, writing Posted in: Insane, Tips 
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Republican Ideas About Health Care in A Nutshell: Quotation of the Century.
Apologies for this drive by posting (and slow posting schedule of late…) but I’ve been up to my eyeballs in a multitude of levels and your Ms. Sanity hesitates to write you darling people unless she’s feeling at least marginally sane.
Anyway, ran across this, and it needed more eyeballs:
Apparently Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), explaining the [...]
September 30, 2009
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Please Cut The Crap on Health Care Discussions
I am really, really, really, really tired of the blatant, self serving, and manipulative lies coming out of the Right wing and the $1.4 million/day (look it up!) health insurers’ lobby regarding possible changes to the US health care system.
Over and over and over ad nauseum I’ve seen blogs and “tweets” and letters to the [...]
September 2, 2009
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Improve Your Life in One Easy Step
Ok, so it’s only one step, but it’s a biggie. That step is… to get inspired. And stay that way. You may think, gentle reader, that this is easier said than done, but the truth is, it depends a great deal on what you are putting into your mental computer, and in order to be [...]
August 13, 2009
Tags: attitudes, Buddhism, calmness, positivity, Reviews, thoughts, Tips Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips No Comments
Insanity Everywhere; Links on US Health Care Reform
Apologies for being missing; the workload has been rather heavy and I’ve been watching events far more closely due to the potential for real health care reform in this country. Unfortunately your Ms. S. is trying valiantly to stay sane watching the crazies come out in full force AGAINST said reform… generally in any permutation.
Occasionally [...]
August 4, 2009
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His Holiness The Dalai Lama on Happiness
I wanted to share some words from the (current) fourteenth Dalai Lama, on how we can be happy in this world.
Here’s a hint/in a nutshell: it involves compassion. Compassion does not always come easily to me. But then, it may not come easily to anyone. It is, however, a blessing to all, when it is [...]
June 15, 2009
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Dealing with Depression and Anxiety
With the current whirlwhind of craziness about, many people who have a tendency toward depression and anxiety (which includes Ms. Sanity, gentle reader…) can be tending to struggle more than usual, due to the extra economic stress happening in most countries right now. At times like these, it’s important to pay extra attention to what [...]
June 7, 2009
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Sometimes you’ve gotta say “Who Cares?”
Part of my work involves serving as a sort of lay counselor for some of my clients. One of the things I have noticed time and again is people, particularly women, driving themselves utterly insane, trying to figure out the “rules” in life and what is “really” the case about a certain situation.В (In fact, [...]
May 13, 2009
Tags: anxiety, attitudes, calmness, capacity building, critical thinking, fears, questions, sanity, Tips Posted in: Sane, Tips One Comment
Staying Sane: Deal with Change
I just ran across this fabulous quote, which reminded me that one of the surest ways I know to stay sane, particularly in turbulent times (such as the ones we’re livingВ in right now…) is incredibly simple.В Here it is in a nutshell:
Learn to deal with change.
Follow me on the flip for the quotation and [...]
April 11, 2009
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We Hold What Truths To Be Self-Evident?
Tipsy Dazy has a comment here that challenged me to think long and hard about, well, everything, and particularly about communication.
Most of the people I have ever known do all tend to make assumptions regarding what is meant by a particular turn of phrase or word usage, (not to mention tone of voice, and so [...]
March 27, 2009
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