Busyness

How To Bring The Best Of Our Intelligence To Self-Care

Karen Horneffer-Ginter, Ph.D. | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Stress, Busyness, Unplug and Recharge, Self-Care, Gps-Soul, Caring for Yourself, Time for Yourself, Time to Yourself, Self Care, Taking Care of Yourself, Mindfulness, Take Care of Yourself, Time to Relax, Healthy Living News

It's worth considering how we can optimize our self-care efforts. Take some time to reflect on how much time feels like enough time and what mix of activities feels like it best meets the range of your needs.

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Full Cup, Thirsty Spirit: Meditating with Dinosaurs... Really?

Karen Horneffer-Ginter, Ph.D. | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Stress, Meditation, Busyness, Unplug and Recharge, Parenting, Mindfulness, Taking a Break, Fitting Meditation Into Life, Parenting Mindfulness, Meditation Tips, Stress and Meditation, Parenting Meditation, Meditation for Busy Life, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

Finding time to sit quietly in a room is no easy task for any of us. I know for myself, even before having kids, it was hard to find time for such non-activity.

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Why Are We So Bad At Taking Breaks?

Karen Horneffer-Ginter, Ph.D. | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Stress, Busyness, Unplug and Recharge, Mindfulness, Stress Reduction, Taking a Break, Taking Breaks, Recharging, Why We Need Breaks, Unplug Recharge, Benefits of Taking Breaks, Take a Break, Healthy Living News

I wish we could start a cultural movement to reclaim the power of the break. For starters, it might help to recognize that by definition, a break is supposed to happen between things, just as a page break is inserted right within a book's content.

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10 Pieces Of Advice For Stressed Out Parents

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Toddlers, Motherhood, Busyness, Time-Saving Tips, Parenting, Phyllis Diller, Children, Parents News

My life may seem glamorous with its endless routine of carpools, play dates, and half-asleep coffee breaks at the neighborhood latte joint, but to be able to maintain an outward appearance of order I have developed a few shortcuts.

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Time Pressures? How To Take Control Of Your Time

Christy Matta, M.A. | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Stress, Time Pressure, Free Time, Overscheduled, Busy Schedule, Time Management, Time Management Tips, Time Management Skills, Busyness, No Free Time, Time Management Advice, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News

If you feel you are one of those people who have little free time and what little you have is continually interrupted, you may need to get active in order to carve out a little more time for yourself.

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Full Cup, Thirsty Spirit: The Predicament Of Being Busy

Karen Horneffer-Ginter, Ph.D. | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: A Busy Schedule, Busy Schedule, Mindfulness, Being Busy, Busyness, Unplug and Recharge, Full Schedule, Healthy Living News

Sometimes we have to live through experiencing life as being too much and not enough in order to gain clarity about where our own point of balance exists.

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In Search Of Deserted Places

Catherine Meeks, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Busyness, Prayer, Healing, Silence, Jesus, Noise, Deserted Places, Mysticism, Silent Prayer, Christian Mysticism, Christianity, Scripture Commentary, Religion News

When I think about Jesus and the power that his life embodied I am always amazed about how much he sought the deserted places where great solitude was possible.

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Why I Can't Stop 'Doing' and Being Busy (Instead of Just 'Being')

BritChick Paris | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Rest, Harmony, Busyness, Peace, Happiness, Relaxation, Mindful Living News

For me being in the present is ultimately about letting go of systems or coping mechanisms from the past.

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How to Escape the 'Too Busy Trap'

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Stress, Enjoying Life, Busyness, Burnout, Happiness, Relaxation, How to Escape Being Too Busy, How to Relax, Healthy Living Mind, How to Pace Ones Self, How to Not Be Too Busy, Consciousness, Healthy Living News

Americans struggle with happiness, while others seem to find it naturally with so much less. How about you? Could you learn something about living a happier life?

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Giving Busyness The Business

Michael Sigman | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Stress, Busyness, Unplug and Recharge, Being Busy, Healthy Living News

In olden times, when tweeters were birds and "facebook" was a printed college directory, the "how are you?" greeting was typically met with "fine." (A non-narcissist might have added, "You?") Now, we're "busy."

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Time Management God's Way: What's On Your To-Don't List?

Craig Groeschel | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Christianity, Distraction, Ephesians 5:15-16, Colossians 3:17, Busyness, James 4:14, LifeChurch.TV, Scripture Commentary, Time Management, Teachings of Jesus, Craig Groeschel, Religion News

Christ had to make difficult decisions about how he would spend his limited time on earth. His example has a lot to teach us.

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The Elimination Of Busy: The Spiritual Discipline Of Being Present

Lynn Casteel Harper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dalai Lama, Ageism, Busyness, Spiritual Life, Productivity, Social Media, Mindful Living, Busy in America, Unplug and Recharge, Spiritual Distraction, National Day of Unplugging, Religion News

While I am not advocating that we forsake obligations and wipe clean our calendars, I am searching for more meaningful ways to frame our activity in the world.

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Christmas In America: Busyness And Materialism

Skye Jethani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service, Church, Materialism, Shopping, Service, Black Friday, Christ, Christmas, Busyness, Happy Holidays, War on Christmas, Holiday Season, Advent, Religion News

Let's face it, focusing on God in our society is always difficult and the added stress of the holidays only makes things harder.

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The Business of the American Family Is...

Marshall P. Duke | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Holidays, Miss Manners, Busyness, American Family, Work-Life-Balance-Leisure-Time, Healthy Living News

The major activity of the American Family appears to be "busyness." We do things. We don't just live in a family, we produce a family! We perform a family. Families simply must be -- or appear to be -- busy all the time.

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Doing Less Means More Productivity, Kindness & Love

Marc Lesser | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Spiritual, Meditation, Sabbath, Kindness, Busyness, Love, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

Nearly every morning for the past 35 years I've spent about 30 minutes, doing nothing; nothing but being aware of my breath and body, and just appreciating being here, being alive.

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