The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life -- and your well-being -- off course. GPS For The Soul can help you f...

It's easy to think that it's other people who are driving you crazy, but in reality, it's your reaction to other people that causes the angst. Sometimes we don't even need other people. We can work ourselves up into a lather over our own messes.

Not a single one of us can go through life angry at others for not handling situations the way we would have handled them. I can't possibly cope with debating each and every person I disagree with -- no one can.

Frustration is not the key to any door. Patience is a lifelong spiritual practice as well as a way to find emotional freedom.

Over the past week, I have spent more than 15 hours on the phone with technical support for Apple, Time Warner Cable and Microsoft. I've spoken to about 30 different people in the U.S., India and the Philippines, and I have lost my mind on several occasions.

Jumping the gun is when we are reacting to something rather than initiating. In these situations, stopping to take time will either allow us to see the light or allow for a greater sense of certainty once we decide on a course of action.

I rarely admit this, but I am a very defensive person. I have wanted to do something about it for a long time -- It's not an attractive quality. I'm not proud.

As unemployment, gas and grocery prices are on the rise, so are people's levels of anger, anxiety and frustration.

In communication, patience is a powerful emotional currency. As you're more able to tolerate the discomfort of frustration and not blow it by acting out, your relationships will function on a higher level.

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Say, something happens that you didn't expect. A classic perfectionistic thought pops into your mind: "This wasn't supposed to happen!" You didn't s...