The economic news has been bad. Unemployment remains high and at a sustained high exceeding that of the Great Depression. The numbers get worse when people who are underemployed or have simply given up are calculated. The news out of Washington is also bad. The President and Congress wrangle over the debt ceiling. Imagine...
Let’s face it, the world is a mess. Political unrest, natural disasters, overpopulation, financial turmoil, depletion of natural resources, and war are everyday concerns. And thanks to the Internet and television these concerns are available 24/7 and come right to your living room. Life has always been stressful. It’s easy to idealize a bygone...
Much of our stress arises out of our relationship to time. There are three time frames to consider: past, present, and future. And in any given moment we are always in the present. That present can consider itself, the past, or the future. The psychological present, which lasts about three seconds, directs attention. It...
Talk about stress, imagine having the entire world watching your every move; expecting you to fulfill some heroic destiny. Imagine that you are doing it. In fact, exceeding everyone’s expectations; breaking records. Imagine that you have to do this not once, twice, or three times, but four times. Each time the pressure and expectations...
