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Tag: stress
Margin: Space Between Ourselves and Our Limits
Margin is “The space that once existed between ourselves and our limits.” When we reach the limits of our resources and abilities, we are out of margin. Former Probe staffer Lou Whitworth reviews a very important book by Dr. Richard Swenson, Margin: How to Create the Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves You Need. The…
In the Scope of Eternity. . .
There’s a piece of my calligraphy in our bathroom, where it’s been for many years in a place where my sons would see it (over the commode!), of one of life’s most important questions: “In the scope of eternity, what does this matter?” This simple question can create a lens or filter through which we…
Starting Over: Facing the Future after Significant Loss
February 13th fell on a Tuesday that year, but it seemed like my unlucky day. My wife of twenty years was divorcing me; it would be final in two days. February 1, my employer had shown me the door—on the twenty-fifth anniversary of my employment. Now, on February 13, I was in my physician’s office…
Overcoming Anxiety: Finding Real Peace When Life Seems Crazy
What makes you feel anxious? Being late or unprepared for work or appointments? Maybe unresolved interpersonal conflict. Airline travel? Public speaking? Fears of losing love? Serious illness or a friend’s death? This article is also available in Spanish. What makes you feel anxious? Being late or unprepared for work or appointments? Maybe unresolved interpersonal conflict.…
Stressed Out? You Might Need Sleep
Feeling irritable lately? You might need more sleep. Snapping at your kids or spouse, stewing in checkout lines, shouting at road hogs . . . cultural negativity abounds. A recent National Sleep Foundation (NSF) poll suggests links between sleep deficiencies and negative attitudes and behavior. Over one-third of respondents said they are sleepy during daytime…
Anxious for Nothing (magazine article)
Why are we anxious, and what is the cure? Four possible causes and a glimpse at a solution. This article is also available in Spanish. “Death is the only joy, and the only release.” “Contrary to popular belief, there is no hope.” What gloomy thoughts. The first came from the classified section of a college…