It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it. ~ Hans Selye
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. ~ James Allen Read the rest of this entry »
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. ~ Albert Einstein
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. ~ e.e. cummings
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. ~ Robert A. Heinlein
I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments. ~ Jim Morrison Read the rest of this entry »
So yesterday I was at work on the weekend (my posts go at midnight so I write each day for the following midnight post…. so Saturday I worked…… all day… and STILL have work to do. How can it me that I can sit at work from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on my day off, not getting paid (love those salaried education jobs) and STILL Have work to do?!? Read the rest of this entry »
I better be perfectly honest. The students are not yet back at school. The administrators have been on campus for one week, the new teachers for one day short of one week, and the returning teachers for one day. The students arrive on Monday……. the school is almost set up – ALMOST – and there is a host of paperwork that must be completed and sent out sometime in the next three days. The school year is about to begin. Read the rest of this entry »
Everybody’s going through a lot of stress these days, no matter how well off you are and how many advantages you have, it’s a stressful time in everybody’s lives. ~ Chris Frantz
Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started. ~ David Allen Read the rest of this entry »
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm. – Anonymous
We have all had our moments – those moments of depression and despair, the blahs and the blues. The World Health Organization estimates that 121 million people worldwide have depression. Clearly, you are not alone. Yet, when in the midst of depression it is easy to feel as though you are alone – maybe not alone in your depression, but alone in the world.
STRESS – we have all felt it from time to time. STRESS – we have all heard others complain about it. STRESS – an all-encompassing descriptor of anything in life that causes us to want to run, hide, scream, or smack someone. STRESS – What do we do about it????? Read the rest of this entry »
Have you ever noticed how calming it can be to take a break from the rat race of our fast-paced lives and immerse ourselves in nature? I find that a walk through the forest or a stroll down the beach can be very relaxing – they allow us to spend a few golden moments at a different pace – and this is so healthy for us. Yet, Read the rest of this entry »
Fortuitous Forty!!! 