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: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips  No Comments

Some Uplifting and Helpful, Sane, Links

In today’s busy world it seems that most of us are juggling a great deal. Work, family, friends, and very often in this economy—a side business or two. It can all get to be too much. And of course our culture, unlike several others, doesn’t typically allow for the long term vacations that, say, many [...]

July 11, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane, Sane, Tips  No Comments

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  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips  No Comments

7 Tips To Raise Your Happiness Level TODAY

It’s not exactly new that there are lots of opportunities for feeling unhappy, disgruntled, and depressed these days. Most of us are in some way less than pleased about our situation in life, our bank balance, so on and so forth. That’s probably the human condition since time immemorial; cave dwellers probably felt on some [...]

April 20, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Sane, Tips  No Comments

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

March 27, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Sane  No Comments

Six Ways To Keep Yourself Centered In Gratitude

It’s ever so easy—particularly when times are tough as they are for lots of us economically right now— to focus on what’s wrong or what’s missing in one’s life. I’ve been shuffling around on this mortal coil long enough to know that what we pay attention to in our lives grows and gets bigger. I [...]

February 6, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Tips  One Comment

The Importance of Keeping a Positive Attitude

When you look around, it’s easy to think that the culture in the USA is not one that lends itself toward caring for one another (though there is some hope among we liberal types that the tide may be turning to a degree.) It’s easy to get discouraged in these “interesting times” (as the Chinese [...]

February 5, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Tips  No Comments