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Try: Snowglobing Away Your Thoughts
Last week I received a mysterious package in the mail. In it were many fun anx-positive crafty treats including fake tattoos, scratch and sniff stickers, and a monocle that made everything look rainbow when you looked through it.
Why I Would Never Create a Donation Page
For the past two years I’ve been working on a website to help people struggling with stress, anxiety, perfectionism and overthinking. In that time, many well-intentioned friends have suggested that I ask for donations to support my work. My response: "No way."
Why all the head shaking? This post explains it all.
Big news! It's alive.
For the past few months, I’ve been working on a new, wild experiment. It’s not one I could have predicted. It began as I added up my site costs for bevoya.com. One thing become clear: I have to figure out a way to break even while working on this project....And that's what this letter from me to you is about.
Try: Counting Bees, Spot Elephants, Discover a Planet
I heard about this idea on my new favorite podcast, The Hilarious World of Depression. On this episode, he talks to someone helps herself get out of slumps by logging onto Zooniverse, joining in on crowd-sourced research for great scientific, literary, historical, and artistic causes.
Try to: Keep a People Boundaries List
I wrote down some subheadings - Focus on, Beware, Be Cautious, Acquaintances, Non-Starters, One-way Streets, and Let Sleeping Moments Lie. Under each one, I put in as many as names as possible, including the two people from the last two days' roadtrip through Disappointmentia.
What is Mindfulness? A 7-Year-Old Breaks It Down.
If you haven't exactly understood what people mean when they talk about "mindfulness," you might get it this time. This is a very clear description of mindfulness by a 7-year-old who really understands it.
Try: Bringing Color Into Your Life
Last week, we saw housepainters priming the house out our back window. We were filled with curiosity (especially me, a curious cat for neighborhood haps). What color would they go with? Would it be "startup grey", the most common color of the San Francisco neighborhood where we live?