Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Difficult situations”
Ever been going about your day, minding your own business, when . . . BOOM! Someone suddenly dumps a load of negativity all over you? Whether they make it about you, are distressed by the world, or stuck in their own fear, lies, and complaints, you might get sucked into their overwhelm, anxiety, depression, or stress. Rather than allowing someone …
Watching the emotionally charged, blue and red state map unfold during the U.S. Presidential elections, it hits me how tribal people still are. Ever since the days of early humans, we’ve clumped in clans. Today, our tribes may be those with the same skin color, religion, economic level, politics, or favorite sports team, but we still perpetuate the age-old mentality …
Feeling stressed in quarantine? Create. Bored? Create. And I don’t just mean making your own face mask, though I have seen some amazing creations for those. You don’t have to be a talented painter, poet, sculptor, or musician. . . each of us has a natural, curious, creative spirit that many of us have squashed since we were kids. What …
Hi all, Here’s some of the best Coronavirus humor I’ve received from around the globe. Laughter is the best medicine… Laurie xo
Day 5 of “mandatory sheltering” in Berkeley, California…the nation’s first area to get locked down. Neighbors dancing joyfully 6 feet apart on their front lawns to such songs as the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Rescue Me,” etc. You can’t beat down the human spirit…
When I was 16 years old, I trained to be a lifeguard. The lesson on our very first day surprised me. In the movies, the rescuer shouts, “I’ll save you!” then dives in and swims madly toward the drowning person. It turns out that in real rescues, you only get in the water as a very last resort. Instead, the …
Three weeks ago, my life fell apart. After yet one more wish that didn’t come true, it all came crashing down. Like Humpty Dumpty cracked wide open, I saw painfully clearly all the ways I’d been living that were keeping me unhappy: doubting myself, clutching to specific outcomes, and measuring my worth by achievement – society’s definition of success. There …
No one ever talks about letting go of your dreams. But sometimes we have to be Who We Are in a different way. I awoke nauseous this morning, standing in the Abyss that is my life – giving up the dreams I’ve so doggedly pursued for the past several years. My book didn’t help millions as a bestseller. I’m barely …
Have you ever met an earth angel–a regular person in an everyday place who says something deeply profound at just the moment you need to hear it most? Yesterday, my local post office clerk was that angel. “Keep your fingers crossed for me, Roy,” I said, handing him my book in an envelope addressed to a screenplay reviewer in L.A. …
A heavy boulder dropped on my heart as I read the diagnosis. My beloved Subaru Outback, who had so lovingly and loyally stayed by my side for 17.5 years, was on her deathbed. Her whole lifetime flashed before me: all of our adventures, our experiences, our dreams and our hopes. Through all of my heartaches and joys, ‘Ru had always …
