Why do we feel stress? What is it useful for? Stress is something we developed millions of years ago to keep us alive. Stress is a motivator one that forces us to keep ourselves alive. Stress from a life or death situation is usually short lived i.e. after the life or death event is over. Our everyday work/material stress is something we have manufactured ourselves. It doesn’t help keep us alive. It is not short lived. Ignoring it won’t kill us. ...

What are you thinking about? How does it make you feel? How you think about something is often very close to how you will react to something. Thinking positively will mean you have positive reactions. Also being in a positive frame of mind will lean you don’t notice the bad things as much and much more likely to nice the good things. ...

How often do we truly appreciate something? When do we stop to smell the roses? Actually sit and listen to your friend or family member? Often in life we are rushing between things or making sure we are able to plan the next thing. Stop every once and a while and appreciate where you are. The people you are with. The activities you are able to do. Even just the essence of life itself. Breathe and become fully awake. ...

What sort of energy are you adding to a situation? How is that having an affect on the situation? In life it is very rare to have a conversation with something about something and not have an affect on the situation even in some small way. Be it your friend talking through an issue they are having or your boss explaining a new process they are thinking about implementing, the energy we inject into a situation can affect the outcome. ...

What is more urgent? What are you to do when multiple emergencies hit at the same time? How do you prioritise? It’s easy to get caught up in the panic of the emergency. Rushing around will not help. Pause. Breathe. Think. It only takes a moment to slow down be still and think about what is the most urgent thing. ...

What is it about trees that makes observing them so calming and impressive? Trees are often unnoticed but they are always there. A tree is able to be its true self in every moment. Trees sway with the wind around them but ultimately they keep growing in their direction. Trees take use our waste and turn it into a life giving product for us to use. Sometimes trees take a break for a while but then they create themselves anew to continue with their purpose. ...

Why do we always have to have an opinion? Why does everyone always know the answer? Even if you’re right when something has been done why be besotten in outrage? It is easy to see in some forums there are people that are always reacting to things. Most people seem to want to broadcast their outrage. Does this help them feel morally superior? ...

Often there are rules and recommendations seem simple and self explanatory to the writer but confusing to the reader. This can be for a few reasons but one is about the edge cases. When you’re reading you have to think about how you apply them. How they apply to your situation. Keep it simple When you’re making recommendations for people keep them simple. Reducing the complexity means there should be fewer edge cases that can apply. Read it from the other persons perspective. How would you apply this if you were them? ...

What is it about lazy days that are exhausting? When we’re not doing much we seem to be exhausted even though we have no reason to be. Having a chill day can be rejuvenating but also sometimes exhausting. How can we always use our chill days to rejuvenate ourselves? Getting in some exercise and mindful moments often makes the day more rejuvenating. Mixing things up so that you have diversity in your day makes for a fun interesting day. This can be reading and being out in nature rather than just watching TV. Finding the things that bring you energy even when you are tired. ...

How often do you find yourself doing the same thing? Routines are great but do you really need to have the same sandwich for lunch everyday? As humans we tend to stick to something once we have found it. We order the same things at restaurants. We run the same exact path everyday. We are all little Sheldons that need our exact spot on the couch. ...