I'm sure we all have an answer – but in reality you should never want to be stress free. HUH? Why? Because you are human! And because stress is good for you! Stress is as natural a part of a human life as is breathing. Stress is most simply our body’s reaction to “something” in our…
Over the years I have learned how to deal with certain aspects of my own brain or mind. It does not like words that sound like “commands” and resolutions seem to fit into that category. Sentences that contain should, will, and ought fragments tend to create an opposite effect or they instill the…
The idea of a white Christmas, one with snow on the ground, has become an annual wish for many. One hears weather forecasters daily asking, “Will we have a white Christmas?” Adding “Stayed tuned for your forecast.” We have many children and adults wistfully looking out the windows to see if there is snow on…
I often drive. I often walk too – but I tend to not walk along the paths I drive on – so it's kind of neat to see what I can see when I am on foot. It's a whole new perspective. It's a bit like being in the passenger seat and having a different…
Often I sit and listen to the sounds around me. Sometimes it's an F-15 or 2, more often it's one of the many airplanes taking off from PDX, the traffic I hear from I-5 and Marine Drive, or the water critters and pets that live here. None of this is bothersome to me as…
Woke up very early and this was my gift for getting up! It was awesome. Spectacular sunrise – complete with a plane taking off from PDX. [see video] I don't think I've ever before seen a sky that looked like this. The morning sky in Portland is like no other place I've lived! …