Everybody Wants to Go to …

Heaven!

Isn’t it true?  This is my new favorite song.  It has the island sound, which Kenny does so well.  If you’ve read my book, Secrets to Healthy Aging & Ageless Beauty, you’ll understand why I like this song so much.  One of my favorite "country boys" is singing an island-style song.   (I’m a Texas girl, who had the good fortune to have lived for quite some time in Hawaii.)  To watch the video, just click the arrow below. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do …

  
Kenny Chesney with The Wailers - Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven

The Warmth of Snow …

Winter visited yesterday morning.  It was snowing. 

I thought about calling my daughter since we always love the "idea" of snow.  But it was too early, so I soaked in the memory of it and went about my day. 

I’m certainly not ready for the cold, but perhaps it will be the cleansing I need.

Chill pills … I need a huge dose of them.  The economy has hit the Home Furnishings Industry very hard, but I’m involved with a company, which has decided to take things into a new direction.  So for me, I’m dealing with a double dose of economic woes.

Two nights ago, I dreamed about CSI, aligators and lots of blood around me; last night it was an invasion of ants.  I tried to think how those two traumatic things were related.  What was my Spirit trying to say to me?

Rather than go deeper into it, I’ll just say I need the "snow to fall and insulate me" for a while.  It’s probably time for me to hibernate - to go underground with a warm blanket of snow covering me, and wait until spring.  I just hope the winter isn’t too severe and the warm white snow blanket will stay put. 

Will you do some hoping for me?

Take a Chill Pill

This is not meant to be a cliché.  It’s a real suggestion because I’m just like you, personally experiencing stress & anxiety related to the econmy.  And, perhaps unlike you, I experience it all day at work because home furnishing sales are directly linked to housing, and the mental mood of the country.

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So, I know firsthand how difficult it is to remain stress-free, healthy and happy.  But, I also know that I have resources available - my own personal Chill Pills.  The Chill Pills I take aren’t related to drugs, alcohol or professional intervention.  Rather, they are self-help, natural things I do to "chill out".  Here’s my list, and hopefully some of these things will be great Chill Pills for you, too:

Watch the Dream Movie.  (I’ve watched it at least 50 times in the last few months, and I never get tired of it - it’s tremendously inspiring and soothing.) 

 

I sometimes treat myself to a massage if I need a high dose of chill.

 

I talk about my feelings to my closes friend and loved ones.  But I never talk about my anxiety to any one else.  How boring is that?  I prefer not to add a heavier load to those around me.  I try to stay calm and unafraid (I give myself lots of pep-talks.)

 

I try to add more "Favorite Day" elements to my day, and eliminate my triggers for stress.  (The "Favorite Day Finder" helps me identify the good and bad elements of my days.  It’s available in The Duck Directory, The Ugly Duck Makeover, and The Not So Famous Celebrity Makeover.)

 

I use the Awakenings Program from Centerpointe to de-stress whenever I have an extra hour of quiet time.

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So, if you need a little something to take the edge off things, just pop a few Chill Pills, and see if you don’t feel a little better.   And as our friend from England, Duncan, says … Cheerio!