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- What To Do About Stress - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonStress is the result of our reactions. Stress can be positive and stimulate us to be productive and live a full life. Stress can also be negative, and studies and experience tell us that 75 % of most illnesses have their root cause in stress. Prolonged stress depresses the immune system and ...
Views: 898(1 vote) - FRIENDSHIP: THE MEDICINE OF LIFE - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary Claybon“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing…not healing, not curing…that is a friend who cares.” - Henri Nouwen Friendship is an art. We are born into families but we must ...
Views: 1345(3 votes) - CHILL OUT - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Mary ClaybonCHILL OUT and Enjoy the Holidays Preparing for the holidays can be mind boggling and stressful, or a time to remember what really matters, chill out, relax and enjoy the season. A couple of years ago, my husband and I were returning from a November vacation and as I was thinking about ...
Views: 956(1 vote) - Enjoy Your Food and Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Mary ClaybonI love food and I love life. I live for joy and enjoy eating. The day I stopped dieting and I started eating what I wanted and living to the fullest, was the day my weight stopped being an issue. I look forward to eating and enjoy every bite. I also enjoy moving and dancing and using my body. I ...
Views: 765(1 vote) - EQ-Emotional Intelligence for Peak Performance - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Mary ClaybonEQ-Emotional Intelligence for Peak Performance Shaheen's example love the concept of EQ. When Daniel Goleman wrote his book Emotional Intelligence in 1995, his premise that 90% of our success has little do with our IQ made sense and caught on in personal and organizational development circles. ...
Views: 896(1 vote) - Mountain or Molehill: Keeping Life in Perspective - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonSome people these days would say a molehill is a big deal. After all these little pointed mice like creatures can tunnel through our yards and mess up our flower beds in no time. And mountains? They are there to enjoy, to climb, to offer slopes for skiing and hiking trails. Yet the saying, make ...
Views: 2094(2 votes) - NERVOUS BREAKTHROUGHS: The Pleasure of Sadness - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonThroughout my life I have had a series of nervous breakthroughs. Rather than call them break downs I like to call them break throughs. I learned from these experiences and found my life more enriched, more mature, and at a powerful stage of growth after coming through a sad or conflicted time in ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - You Have to Stop Sooner Or Later - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Mary ClaybonFor years people who have talked about wellness referred to weight loss, fitness or smoking cessation programs. Later we identified the role stress plays in our overall health and wellness so we developed stress management programs. Interesting that although the wellness industry has spent ...
Views: 705(1 vote) - SHIFTING GEARS - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonYour kids are going back to school. You’re in empty nest. You’ve just returned from traveling. You’re starting a new job. Whether you are experiencing any of these transitions or other changes in your life, they all have something in common. They cause us to shift gears or reorient ourselves to ...
Views: 855 - THINK YOURSELF WELL - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonI don’t believe in the germ theory. I believe in the conflict theory. If it were true that germs were the sole cause of illness, we would be sick all the time. There are millions of microorganisms and infectious diseases everywhere-where we live, work, play, shop, and eat. Stress and conflict ...
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