Find tropical tranquility anytime, anywhere . . .
It may be cold and gray outside, but that’s no reason not to go to the beach. Are you ready for a momentary mental vacation? Me too. I know that music can help transport us, so I dug into the archives and came up with a few tunes from the island playlist. Try a few [...]
Life certainly has its ups and downs. Some days it seems the harder I try NOT to get stressed out, the more stressed I get! I’m especially vulnerable when I’m tired, whether mentally, emotionally, physically or spiritually. That’s when my inner stress monster rears its ugly head and wreaks havoc, taking full advantage of my [...]
Life is not always a barrel of monkeys, even when we’re living with An Island Perspective. There are plenty of peaks and valleys on our journey. And sometimes those dark valleys can really rattle us. Like most folks, I prefer the peaks. But I must admit that often my most valuable insights have come from [...]
Do you have joy? No one can be happy all the time, not even those of us who live with An Island Perspective. It’s normal to feel worry, anger and other distressing emotions when we encounter difficult or unpleasant life experiences. And we often have a tendency to conjure up the worst case scenario. When [...]
A few days ago I was thinking about a particular situation in my life. Specifically, how it wasn’t progressing as quickly as I wanted. My thoughts grew into an internal story that included some what ifs, yeah buts, and a whole bunch of shoulds. Pretty soon I had pretty much bummed myself out. Then I [...]
