Check Your Comfort Zone At The DoorWritten by Josh Hinds
Check Your Comfort Zone At The Door By Josh Hinds (c) 2004No matter what goals and dreams you desire, there's a good chance it's going to mean reaching beyond what you believe yourself to be capable of. This fine line between what we think we can achieve and cannot is often referred to as one's comfort zone. Whether it's giving a report in class, or preparing to make a speech to board of directors at your company -- we all have a point where we begin to doubt what we're made of. Can we really pull it off we ask ourselves? Perhaps you're asking yourself something similar at this very moment in your life. Let me assure you -- answer is YES! Yes you can. Now that's not to say you're not going to be scared, or perhaps even hear your knees knocking. Fear, is simply part of being human -- to some degree, we all deal with it.
| | Let the Holidays BeWritten by Lynn Cutts
Ah, holidays. That sleepless time of year. That season when we become so frantic and panicked and worried about everything we've got to do that we forget to enjoy process. That season of giving. And shopping and wrapping and shipping. And decorating, cooking and cleaning. Meanwhile, challenges of everyday life continue.Every year, no matter how much I vow to not get caught up in usual holiday frenzy, I find myself baking cookies I won't eat (that perpetual diet, you know), buying decorations I may not even display (and if I do, it will only be for this one year), and buying gifts I may not give (in case an unexpected Gift Giving Opportunity arises.) I get so involved in doing, doing, doing that I often forget to just be. And more importantly, to let my family just be. After all, if I'm turning into a grouch because I'm cutting back on my sleep, making everyone miserable because I'm too busy to participate in my favorite rituals, and overspending all my husband's hard earned money (as well as my own!), then by Paul, George, John and Ringo, I'd better be appreciated for it! I think I've figured part of it out. It's "Last Chance to Shop for Christmas" messages that start as early as Halloween. I'm not exaggerating. I was receiving catalogs and advertisements reminding me that "There's still time to order by Christmas" as early as mid-November. Gosh, I hope so! The only people who are finished with their Christmas shopping more than two days before big date (my mother comes to mind) are those who are a) incredibly efficient and organized, b) don't wait for Christmas lists to come in from others but buy first thing they see, c) have nothing else going on in their lives, or d) all of above.
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