Five Helpful Things to Consider For a Happier Life

We all have challenges in our lives, there’s no question of that. And some years (decades?) are far more challenging than others. However, there are some time-tested and fairly (to Ms. Sanity) unquestionable “laws” of life that will go a long way to helping folks lead happier, lest angst-filled lives.  Yes, some of you will [...]

October 27, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Sane, Tips  No Comments

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  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane  No Comments

Best Online College Degrees? Be Careful!

In these challenging economic times, many people are thinking about going back to college. Many former service members recently became eligible for extra economic incentives for doing so.
This is a good thing – a sane thing, even – and as someone once told me, “They can take everything away from me, but they cannot [...]

August 20, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Resources, 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  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane, Resources  No Comments

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.  (In fact, [...]

May 13, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   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 living  in right now…) is incredibly simple.  Here it is in a nutshell:

Learn to deal with change.

Follow me on the flip for the quotation and [...]

April 11, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Sane  No Comments

We The People…Make Your Priorities Heard

I’ve been interested in this relatively new website called “White House Two,” which is meant to give the man or woman on the street the opportunity to voice their priorities for the country to the White House and to their “fellow Americans.” Nearly 8,000 people have joined the site, including yours truly.
Not surprisingly, it’s questionable [...]

March 18, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips  One Comment

Ten Ways To Simplify Your Life Today

In today’s relatively manic world, it’s very common for many of us to feel as though our lives are out of control. The good news is that if we are feeling that way, it doesn’t have to be permanent. Read on for some simple advice that any of us can use to help simplify our [...]

March 15, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Sane, Tips  No Comments

Critical Thinking is the Key

Having grown up in the USA, and been educated here, obviously nearly all of my experience is with American culture. Simply because of pure dumb luck, I was exposed through my work to some well-educated Americans who understood the importance of critical thinking, at the ripe old age of about 32, and who made a [...]

February 23, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Sane  5 Comments