Category: Anxiety
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MAKING MY PEACE … with gaining ground in 2026
MAKING MY PEACE … with gaining ground in 2026 A Meditation for 2026 Today I sat in meditation, slowing my breath, imagining what 2026 will mean for me.
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MAKING MY PEACE … with serenity now
MAKING MY PEACE … with serenity now If you’re a Seinfeld fan, you’ll remember the classic Season 9 “The Serenity Now” episode which aired on 9 October 1997. George Costanza’s father, Frank was trying a relaxation technique prescribed by a self-help cassette tape. Every time he felt stressed, the instruction was that he must shout the calming…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with being a little delusional
MAKING MY PEACE … with being a little delusional When beginning something, whether it’s a new job, a creative project, a relationship, or starting a business, people often take steps forward without full knowledge of what lies ahead. Oddly enough, that’s sometimes a good thing. If humans were perfectly rational, they might never start anything…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with what it means to be grounded
MAKING MY PEACE … with what it means to be grounded I often write about “feeling grounded” and “gaining ground” – but what do I really mean? And why is being grounded one of the most important inner skills we can learn?
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MAKING MY PEACE … with AI in the workplace
MAKING MY PEACE … with AI in the workplace … Breaking Through Self-Doubt in the Age of AI – for the anxious but hopeful … Artificial Intelligence in the workplace is the current topic of conversation in my sphere and many people are not comfortable with it. Tom Booly’s 2025 book Breaking Through Self-Doubt in the Age…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with clothes as a litmus test for exhaustion
MAKING MY PEACE … with clothes as a litmus test for exhaustion “When style disappears, it doesn’t mean freedom. It means something inside has shut down. Neglecting your appearance isn’t about clothes. It’s the last phase of a deeper crisis – the litmus test that something in you has stopped reaching for life … the silent…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with not carrying the load alone – like ants !
MAKING MY PEACE … with not carrying the load alone – like ants ! On some days, life can feel heavy. Challenges pile up, and we may wonder if we’re carrying too much alone. But nature, as it so often does, has lesson for us. In this case, the lesson is from a small but mighty…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the power of hope
MAKING MY PEACE … with the power of hope When life feels like “all attempts have failed” and you’re losing ground and losing yourself or most or yourself, the story is not over yet. I was listening to Switchfoot’s song “Yet” from the 2009 Hello Hurricane album and felt an instant hit of hope. Particularly because the…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the interpretation of dreams
MAKING MY PEACE … with the interpretation of dreams … poets have long recognized the significance of daydreams … Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud wrote The Interpretation of Dreams in 1899 exploring the realms of both dreams and daydreams. I have just read Angelo Zammit’s re-translated edition which brings renewed accessibility to Freud’s psychoanalysis, particularly the idea that…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with beating burnout
MAKING MY PEACE … with beating burnout … back to joy by re-balancing work and life … Burnout isn’t just tiredness or exhaustion. It’s a slow erosion of personal spark, clarity, and joy. Kamal Pathak’s Beat the Burnout Trap (2024) reminds us that healing doesn’t begin with massive changes, but with small, kind ones. He provides quick and practical tips to beat burnout, such as…