Whether you are posting a profile on eHarmony, joining a local ping-pong club, or asking for a raise, moving into new territory takes bravery. This is especially true since there’s no certainty that your courageous act will bring you the approval of others or anything at all that you think you might want. So what’s the appeal? Putting yourself out there can be the depth charge that breaks you out of harmful habits....
An agonizing pain engulfed him as he realized his leg was shattered. He slipped into shock; near-seizures shook his body. That’s when Penman deployed his secret weapon: He’d learned meditation as a student in England. In sheer desperation, he gave it a try. Forcing himself to breathe slowly and deeply, he focused on the sensations his breath made. He envisioned himself in a beautiful garden and imagined breathing its tranquil air....
As the video explains, during a stressful situation, your adrenal glands release hormones called cortisol, adrenaline, and norepinephrine. Adrenaline causes the heart to beat faster and raises blood pressure. Meanwhile, cortisol causes the inner lining of blood vessels to function irregularly. Together, these changes increase the chances of heart attack or stroke. (High levels of cortisol are also connected to appetite fluctuation and weight gain.) The brain communicates stress to the enteric nervous system (ENS), a complex system of nerves found in the lining of the gut—the ENS is sometimes called the “second brain....
Real life is like improv: the script’s always changing, and saying yes keeps you in the flow, pulls for creativity, and makes it more fun. Try saying no out loud or in your mind. How’s that feel? Then say yes. Which one feels better, opens your heart more, and draws you more into the world? Saying yes to some part of life—to a condition or situation, to a relationship, to your history or personality, or to something happening inside your own mind—does not necessarily mean that you like it....
I SPY… with my LITTLE eye… A hot sexy man, his cute little wife, the family car, a few activities, some treats and an amazing view from afar! Are these some of the things you all “spy” on a daily basis? Me too!! Have you ever wanted to be a detective? Go around spying on people and things? That is how I came up with this idea, my 3-year- old loves using a magnifying glass to “check things out....
