by dmackinnon | Oct 6, 2011 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
There was one point during the Rugged Maniac 5K obstacle race last weekend when my mind tried to scare me. I’d been doing fine with the obstacles. Not fine as in, “wow, that was easy!” but fine as in “I’m not thinking ahead, I’m just dealing with the obstacle...
by dmackinnon | Sep 27, 2011 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
I thought this blog would be a place where I would write about “tips and strategies to live a more peaceful life.” So far it’s mostly been about the crappy thoughts in my head and how I change them. Sigh. But that’s okay–because that’s how to live a more...
by dmackinnon | Sep 14, 2011 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
Every September feels like New Year’s to me, I guess because I spent so many years in school. So right about now I’m thinking about what I want to learn. And even more importantly, what do I want to unlearn? What lousy piece of advice did I get way back then that...
by dmackinnon | Jul 11, 2011 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
One day recently I rushed to an appointment feeling completely frazzled. As I locked my car and walked into my eye doctor’s building, I thought, why am I so stressed out? My next thought was: I didn’t have time to eat. As I sat in the waiting room, hungry, I decided...
