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- You’re Wrong! - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2022 from Noelle NelsonNobody likes to be told they are wrong. We all believe, in our hearts of hearts, that we are right, no matter how logically misguided we may be. So why do we so often voice an objection to something our partner, friend or co-worker says with an immediate: “You’re wrong!” Often followed up by, ...
Views: 560 - Reframe Problems as Projects: Brilliant! - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2021 from Noelle NelsonI came across a quote recently by Alan Cohen I think is pure genius: “When you reframe problems as projects, they will cease to bother you and begin to stimulate you.” Pure genius for me, anyway, as it put my recent experience with a badly strained hamstring in perfect perspective. There I ...
Views: 554 - It’s All About ‘Tude - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2022 from Noelle NelsonI was having a pity party the day before a Ballroom Dance Competition. It was hot, I was tired, my legs were sore, we hadn’t rehearsed enough, I’d never remember all my steps, and on and on. I was being such a grump even my dogs were avoiding me. Fine. I can take a hint. I settled on the ...
Views: 549 - Walk Past The Rabbit Hole Into A Stellar New Year - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2021 from Noelle NelsonTo say it’s been a strange year is an understatement. Even stranger than last year, because most of us expected that 2021 would see an end to the global pandemic and political unrest. Not! So here we are, still in the world-wide chaos of COVID and politics, wondering what new disaster will ...
Views: 536 - Drop it!! - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2023 from Noelle NelsonI learned an amazing new technique from my massage therapist Tammy recently. No, not yet another way of ironing out my body ‘kinks,’ although she is pure genius when it comes to that. On the contrary, this had nothing to do with massage, and everything to do with life. Ready? Here goes. ...
Views: 525 - Who Will You Choose to Be In 2023? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2022 from Noelle NelsonThe great thing about a New Year is we get to make a fresh start. The not-so-great thing about a New Year is we get to make a fresh start. Which we often abandon within a month or so. We then feel guilty or bad about ourselves for not being able to stick with whatever it was. But what if you ...
Views: 498 - Give Yourself a Nature Prescription - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2022 from Noelle NelsonAmid the pandemic, when we were for the most part quarantined, urged to remain indoors as much as possible, I had an overwhelming urge to get out into nature. Living as I do in Southern California, I figured I could go find a beach and stare at the ocean for a bit without breaking any quarantine ...
Views: 487 - Flip Holiday Stress Into Fun for You! - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2022 from Noelle NelsonIt seems the topic uppermost in so many of our minds at this time of year is stress. AKA Holiday stress. Too many gifts to buy, too little money. Too many cards to send out/email, gifts to wrap, people to visit – too little time. Too many relatives and others to be considerate of – too little ...
Views: 483 - Going For Misery or Looking For Ease? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2023 from Noelle NelsonThe Holidays are long over, New Year’s came and went, Super Bowl happened, Valentine’s Day is but a dim recollection, so what’s next? Ah yes, tax season . . . Let’s not all rejoice at the same time. Well, not me, anyway. As a self-employed, I now need to plow through all my receipts, sort ...
Views: 434 - Self-Care: Lattes and Ice Cream. Really? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2023 from Noelle NelsonWe are a quick-fix species, we humans. We want ‘it’ – whatever ‘it’ is – NOW! The money, the lover, the job, the car, the child to behave, the partner to behave (oops!), the boss to quit micro-managing: the list goes on and on. So too with self-care. Few of us think of what self-care really ...
Views: 433 - Focus On The Full Experience: You’ll Get There Faster - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2023 from Noelle NelsonWe rarely enjoy change, even when we want that change. We will usually find any excuse we can to avoid the necessary steps to whatever that change may be. For example, given that it is light so much earlier in the day, I’ve been attempting to get up earlier lately. Sigh. For me, getting up ...
Views: 425 - Get Picky With Your Thoughts! - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2023 from Noelle NelsonLast week, I had a rather nasty disagreement with a colleague. Even though it got resolved – well, sort of – I found myself going over and over it in my mind. For days. Not a productive path to mental well-being, no way, no how. I realized, somewhere amid my internal grousing, that I was ...
Views: 417 - Let Purpose Get You Off the Hamster Wheel! - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2023 from Noelle NelsonSome days it feels like life is one endless hamster wheel, where you go round and round and round in the same way day after day. You know the drill: chores-work-kids-chores-bed, rinse and repeat. Oh, sure, there’s the occasional crisis to change things up, maybe the occasional vacation or happy ...
Views: 415 - Practice “Maximum Effectiveness” - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2023 from Noelle NelsonApart from writing, my dogs, and life generally, my great passion is Ballroom dancing. A totally off-the-wall pursuit, no doubt, but one that truly lights me up. In addition to my primary instructor and competition partner, I have the privilege of a second instructor, a lovely and talented ...
Views: 407 - The Things You Want Versus The Life You Want To Live - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2023 from Noelle NelsonIt’s a funny thing about life. Sometimes when you get the things you wanted – the sporty car, the big house, the bling – it turns out they interfere with the life that you wanted to live. Friends of mine, a couple, were all excited about moving to a new city. Their work was now all remote, so ...
Views: 373 - Finding The True Thanks of Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2023 from Noelle NelsonThanksgiving is traditionally a time to give thanks. Most of us are pretty good at that. We can usually always find people and situations in life that inspire us to be grateful. Until certain relatives show up for Thanksgiving dinner. Or the supposed friends you wish you hadn’t invited but felt ...
Views: 327 - Shift! - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2024 from Noelle NelsonOnce upon a time, in a galaxy far far away--well, no, actually right here on Planet Earth, and not all that long ago, there was a thing called a “typewriter.” It was the precursor to our beloved computer keyboards and required no electrical energy, no wires, no plug-ins, nothing but your fingers ...
Views: 305 - UNTWIST YOUR KNICKERS! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2024 from Noelle Nelson“Don’t get your knickers in a twist” is one of my favorite sayings. To myself, sigh. Because frankly, I find myself too often getting my proverbial “knickers” all twisted up over something that’s just not that big a deal. My passionate hobby is dance. Ballroom, to be specific. The other day, I ...
Views: 302 - Quit Inflicting “BUT” on Yourself! - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2024 from Noelle NelsonWhile I was waiting for my dance class to start, I watched an instructor patiently coach a couple through what was obviously one of their first lessons. The instructor was having them do a “box step,” which is what it sounds like. A “box” made with your feet. It consists of two parts, a forward ...
Views: 242 - Life Is Meant for Joy! - by Submitted on May 21, 2024 from Noelle NelsonA woman is running on the treadmill next to me at the gym, moaning and complaining the whole time. How miserable she is at having to work out, how hard it is to get herself to the gym knowing she’s in for an hour of pain. How she’d rather do pretty much anything other than deal with exercise ...
Views: 241 - Destress With a Green Break - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2024 from Noelle NelsonSpring! Such a glorious time of year. Trees sprouting white and pink blossoms, tender new green leaves on bushes and plants, more sunlight, less gray. How delightful! If only one had time to get out there and enjoy it more. You know, as in away from your hunched-over-the-computer mode, using ...
Views: 240 - Be Your Own BFF - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2024 from Noelle NelsonIt doesn’t matter whether I’m having trouble learning a new dance step, stumped on a piece of writing that has an all-too-soon deadline or forgot to pick up the dry-cleaning, whatever, my immediate go-to is to diss myself. How could I be so stupid, inept, or unconscious that I find myself in ...
Views: 212 - Be Here, Now! - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2024 from Noelle NelsonYou’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase “Be here, now.” It’s a way to remind ourselves that life is lived in the present moment, and it’s well worth enjoying whatever we can in the present. But “Be here, now” is also a wonderful way to soothe ourselves when confronted by something anxiety-provoking ...
Views: 196 - Be A Champion in Your Own Life - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2024 from Noelle NelsonThe Paris Olympics were superb. The opportunity to watch the very best of the best athletes at the top of their game was phenomenal. Yet as I was enjoying yet another spectacular gymnastic move or shot-put, I realized how much we can all learn from these amazing individuals. No, not how to be a ...
Views: 165 - Label Yourself For The Good - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2024 from Noelle NelsonThe mind-body connection is real. It’s not just a cute phrase, the brain actually releases certain hormones and other chemicals in direct response to our thoughts: endorphins, for example, when we’re happy, cortisol when we’re stressed. These hormones and chemicals impact how we function, how we ...
Views: 151 - Ho-Ho-Ho, the Joy of Saying “No” - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2024 from Noelle NelsonAh, the upcoming Holiday Season--starting with Thanksgiving and ramping up through Christmas, with no let-up until the beginning of the year. For those who are already tired from a year’s worth of work, kids, parents, chores, and everything else, the Holiday Season, despite the many joys it may ...
Views: 105 - Life Is Meant For Joy - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2024 from Noelle NelsonWith bills to pay, rent to cover, kids to corral, too much to do in too little time, especially with the Holidays upon us and all the extra stuff that needs tending, doing, paying for? Joy? Give it a rest. Well, I would, except joy is our basic nature. It’s what everything else we do is ...
Views: 92 - Love Is Like Fairy Dust - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2025 from Noelle NelsonYou can sprinkle love anywhere! Anytime. Just like fairy dust. It’s not love as in “hugs and kisses,” as nice as those are, it’s love by a different description. Namely, “to delight in the presence of.” Nice, huh? You won’t find that definition in any dictionary. I heard it many years ago in a ...
Views: 48 - SMILE! You’ll Live Longer - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2025 from Noelle NelsonI don’t think my ballroom instructor/dance partner was concerned with my longevity when he barked “You gotta smile!” at me as we practiced for an upcoming competition. I’m like “Really? Besides remembering my patterns, keeping my upper body lifted, my feet grounded, my legs long, my head up and ...
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