Health & Wellness

Almost Perfect

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:45:00 -0500

How can you tell if your a perfectionist? Say you're addressing an envelope in your best handwriting. You've already affixed the stamp and aligned it just so in the top right corner. Your made-to-order address label sits parallel in the top left corner. It's ready to send...but wait. You turn over the envelope and see that you've addressed it upside-down. What do you do?

Help Somebody Who Needs Help

mcherkezian — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:31 -0600

To do more for the world than the world does for you—that is success.—Henry Ford

Try helping someone else. It’s called “altruism,” and it not only benefits those you help but is a proven way to reduce your own stress and anxiety.

Helping someone else is guaranteed to help you feel better about life in general, and it will get you involved in something that is bigger than yourself.

Tips on Finding the Best Wedding Spot

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:54:00 -0500

Congratulations, you've finally set a date for your wedding! Now you face the daunting task of planning the special event. Do you want an indoor or outdoor wedding? How far in advance do you invite the photographer? Which style of wedding best fits your personality? Why do you need to find something blue anyway?!

Deciding on the best spot for your wedding can be a daunting task. But GUIDEPOSTS offers some useful tips to help you plan ahead and ensure that your wedding will be a truly special beginning of your lives together.

Minute Vacations

mcherkezian — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:31:13 -0600

I stopped at the foot of the stairs and set down the vacuum.

I’d been running up and down, getting a bedroom ready for guests. The phone had rung nonstop, the breakfast dishes were still on the table and none of this was getting that writing assignment done.

It was time for a minute vacation. I stuck a CD into the player, dropped into a chair, put my head back and let Gregorian chant transport me for a moment to an unhurried world.

Listen to Music

mcherkezian — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:42:38 -0600

The inaudible voice on the loudspeaker crackled and mumbled something no one understood. We didn't have to. The fifteen-minute wait on the platform was clear enough: Our train was delayed.

Fresh mobs of commuters piled into the already packed subway station as we all stretched our necks to look down the dark, empty tunnel. I looked at my watch and screamed silently: Come on! Let's go! I wished I could yell at the top of my lungs and relieve the stress that was building up. You're making me late!

Rest

mcherkezian — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:53:53 -0600

My daughter Maria and I decided to take a weekend getaway to Tucson, Arizona, while the guys in the family were away on a Boy Scout backpacking trip.

Peace Table

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:23:00 -0500

Rob and Bobbie Kuehl met at 4 a.m. at an inner-city crime scene years ago. He was a cop and she was a paramedic. They've remained committed to making the world a safer, more peaceful place ever since. Still, they look for fresh ideas to keep the peace in their own home, especially with their three kids.

Happiness Is an Inside Job

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:20:00 -0600

Got the blues? Can't get no satisfaction? Maybe you're just having a bad day. Or maybe you've always been a bit of a grouch.

"There seem to be genetic differences in people's baseline positive and negative affect," says University of Iowa psychology professor Lee Anna Clark, Ph.D., meaning some of us are just naturally more cheerful.

If you're not one of those lucky folks (many of us aren't) take heart. You have the power to bring joy to your world. Here's how:

Words for the New Year

mcherkezian — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:40:28 -0600

This January my mind wanders back to the day my daughter, Ann—six years old, her hair tied in bouncing brown pigtails—lined up for a potato sack race.

Funny Business

mcherkezian — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:34:30 -0600

What's in a Name?
Our friend's grandchild came home from Sunday school recently, quite excited. "I learned God's name today," she said.

"Is that so?" asked her surprised mother. "And what is it?"

"Harold," she replied. "We learned it in a prayer: 'Our Father, who art in heaven, Harold be thy name.'"

—GUIDEPOSTS reader Martin Tonn, Moorhead, Minnesota

The Lord's Prayer