Tag: anxiety

  • After the Show: The Many Faces of the Performer

    After the Show: The Many Faces of the Performer

    “The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him… a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death.…

  • What’s holding you back?

    “Procrastination is attitude’s natural assassin. There is nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task.”  – William James Procrastination is based on fear and ignorance.  Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of confronting your reality.  Ignorance of how to connect a task or decision to a desired outcome – to prioritize, to break down the…

  • Consciousness | Growing, Pain, Healing and Joy

    “We cannot go back. We can only go forward.” -M. Scott Peck, M.D. Here in-lies a bittersweet truth of evolving into consciousness. Once we see, we can never unsee. We can never go back. Find comfort in knowing that ignorance is, in fact, not bliss. Since we cannot go back, we must grow up. Growing…

  • 10 Ways To Stress Less

    Dance it out Go for a walk Talk about it Breathe Go to bed earlier Focus on what you can control Reminisce about good times Ask for a hug Look for opportunities in life’s challenges Smile

  • Man Dies Having Never Really Lived | Dalai Lama

    The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live…

  • Why does intensely loving someone cause raging self doubt?

    It seems the more intensely we love someone, especially someone new, the more prone we are to experience sense of self-doubt and impending doom. Omg, it’s been 2 hours and they haven’t texted me once! Are they okay? Do they not love me anymore? Are they cheating on me? What did I do? Obviously, relax…