Day Seven of Contemplative Wisdom Time to kick a word to the curb! The word for today is STRESS. It is overused, used as a default way too much, and of recent years it has been the fad. Let us update the definition of stress, repeat after me: ‘I am in an undercurrent of concern’ perhaps? Stress has been held up as an outside force that controls our moment in time and causes actions or reactions based on our level of need to check out. If we are energy beings, can sense when something is amiss, we can also feel…
emotional life challenges
Have you ever had a time in your life when you had no control over an outcome? As I live in New Orleans, this feeling comes around every June and lasts ’til November 1. Five months of living in uncertainty of a storm coming, potential evacuation, impending destruction, and living in unknown conditions. We have lived through many hurricanes and experienced dangerous conditions. Uncertainty digs up the darkest and deepest emotions you can harbor and challenges the best to see what you are made of. As you watch the weather this week going forward, consider your present status; what would…