Worry is a habit.  It may feel automatic, but it is a habit.  We have learned it from somewhere and we continue to teach it as long as we worry. We think we can control things by worrying about them. We think everything will fall apart if we do not worry about it. Worry just…

It’s Monday morning and we all know what that means. Or do we?  Have we all bought into the Monday morning mania?  Have you bought into the old story that Monday morning is supposed to be manic and crazy and exhausting?  Have you created that story in your life? Monday morning could mean a whole…

Puffs of clouds on a blue sky.  Clouds of all shapes and sizes.  White clouds, dark gray clouds.  So many clouds to see. Look up today and do some cloud watching.  Let any stress you may be experiencing just float away.  Pay full attention to the clouds.  Let yourself be immersed in them.  Watch them…

If something seems too big, too daunting – just too much to handle right now – for today, for this moment – just be willing to look at it.  Just be willing to see it honestly.  Just be willing to begin to look at ways that you can possibly change it. Just be willing right…

When something bothers us, annoys us or gets under our skin – we have a challenge.  Sometimes we call them “problems.”  I like to call them, “challenges” instead.  Words have power and just using a lighter word can be very helpful. Using lighter words can be the first step in helping us find peace. Let’s say…