Anyone who has watched a young child and/or has been blessed with an animal companion can attest to just how many details the average adult human completely overlooks. A dog finds absolute joy in exploring their backyard on a sunny day, even if that same backyard has remained unchanged for the duration of their short [...]
For the record, my former teammates will recognize this title; it was my mantra during the death throes of a corporate-wide layoff. When they found out I planned to start my own business they snickered that the prophesy was true….I really WAS going to work for an idiot!!
Unfortunately, many of us can relate to a [...]
Also posted in Tips & Advice |
By Susan | March 31, 2010
It seems like more and more people are mad these days. Not just irritated or annoyed, but vein-popping, spittle-producing, all-out enraged. A City of Raleigh road crew guy screamed at me yesterday when I pulled out as he was directing traffic (I honestly didn’t know what the heck his arm waving was all about until [...]
It was a cross between a fog and a light drizzle. There weren’t clouds so much as there was a moment when the sky dropped down and seemed almost touchable. Colors disappeared and were replaced by shades of gray and brown. The seagulls wheeled and cried, not caring whether the sun was out or not. [...]
By Susan | February 18, 2009
Happiness is an elusive emotion that all of us want but very few of us truly have. We spend most of our lives looking for happiness, either in people, things or activities. But what we don’t understand is that real happiness has to come from within, that we have to find it in ourselves rather [...]
By Susan | February 12, 2009
“Learn the Alchemy
true human beings know.
The moment you accept
what troubles you’ve been given,
the door will open.”
~ Rumi
As part of my fledgling meditation practice, I have been reading “Broken Open, How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow” by Elizabeth Lesser, and she quotes Rumi (a 13th century Persian poet) extensively. There is this great chapter entitled [...]
By Susan | January 14, 2009
One of my favorite aspects of opening Calm and Sense is having the opportunity to talk to people about what helps them to reduce stress. Being a big “touch” person, I am quick to recommend massage, yoga and other body work because I know first-hand its power to reduce stress. Many people also find meditation [...]
By Susan | January 2, 2009
It’s the season of it’s-the-end-of-the-year-and-we must-do-a-top-(or bottom)-10 list…… Are we sick of lists yet? Well, just in case you aren’t (grin) here is the Calm and Sense List of 10-Ways To Less Stress in 2009:
Sing in the shower or car. No one needs to know that you are tone deaf and can’t carry a tune. [...]
By Susan | November 1, 2008
The holidays and winter are upon us, bringing changes, beauty, memories, as well as stress. For me, winter engages all my senses: the aroma of turkey cooking, the beauty of icicles hanging from every branch and contrasted with the blue sky after an ice storm passes, the feeling of warm slippers on cold feet, the [...]
