The Busy PT's Guide to Finding Balance : General Interest

Thanksgiving ‘tude

Janey Goude — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:36:00 GMT

The devil's in the details. Not always. Sometimes the devil is in your attitude. If you find yourself saddled with a negative outlook, there's no better time for an attitude adjustment than Thanksgiving. Below are some opposing viewpoints to common circumstances...(read more)

My Baby Wants to be Adopted

Janey Goude — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMT

Be careful what you wish for. It is so easy to see greener grass on the other side. Often we don't take time to think through the ramifications of our decisions. My seven-year old, Abigail, announced, "I wish our family only had five people." We currently...(read more)

Your Life is an Occasion – Rise to It!

Janey Goude — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:39:00 GMT

Your Life is an Occasion – Rise to It! --Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Edward Magorium in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium If you haven't seen "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium," you are missing a gem. I love this movie. In so many ways, it embodies what this blog...(read more)

NUTS!

Janey Goude — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Are you trying to perform tasks but find you consistently come up short? Maybe you are working outside of your skill set. As I watch a squirrel, his tiny cheeks chock full of nuts, I marvel at how easily he can crack open the shells. This feat is made...(read more)

When to Let it Die

Janey Goude — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:41:00 GMT

We lived in West Palm Beach, Florida. You'd think we would have been in heaven. The sun, the sand, the glitz. But our experience was far from heavenly. While I finished out the remaining six weeks of a contract assignment, my husband moved down to get...(read more)

Sun Spot Sightings

Janey Goude — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:56:00 GMT

Yesterday was a bad day. That's how I went to bed remembering it, anyway. Mulling over its badness, I realized yesterday was really only bad in spots. Because those "spots" had come toward the end of the day, they eclipsed all the good that came before...(read more)

It’s All I Know

Janey Goude — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:17:00 GMT

Watching the movie Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium , I couldn't help but feel sorry for Mutant. He enters an environment where he is the outcast. In a world of imagination and creativity, he speaks a language of rules and regulations. When difficult times...(read more)

Gardasil Vaccine

Janey Goude — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:07:00 GMT

Why is this "cervical cancer" vaccine not being advertised honestly? I watched a commercial with my teen daughter several weeks ago. When it was over I asked her, "Based on this commercial, should you receive the vaccine?" Her response was along the lines...(read more)

Balancing Hormones

Janey Goude — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:53:00 GMT

It's a taboo topic. But the truth is if you are a woman, you deal with it. If you are a man who has ever lived with a woman, you know about it, you sense it coming, and - if you're smart - you get out of its way! I wish I could get out of its way, but...(read more)

Bringing Balance to our “YES!”

Janey Goude — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:12:00 GMT

The best defense to avoiding overcommittment is to learn how to say, "Yes!" I know what you're thinking: But saying, "Yes!" is what gets us in to this mess! No. Saying, "Yes!" indiscriminately gets us into this mess. Here are some guidelines to bring...(read more)

Bringing Balance to our Xenophobia

Janey Goude — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:26:00 GMT

Late Saturday night I noticed my neighbors' flood light on. I'm not usually a paranoid person, but Saturday morning these neighbors woke to find three slashed tires on two of their vehicles, presumably at the hands of a known assailant. As I tiptoed from...(read more)

Bringing Balance to our Visions

Janey Goude — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:34:00 GMT

Lamenting that Walt Disney died before the completion of Disney World, a man said to Mrs. Disney, "It's too bad he didn't live to see all of this." Her response: "Oh, he saw it. He saw it before anyone else." Walt Disney had a vision. Do you have a vision...(read more)

Bringing Balance to the Unique

Janey Goude — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:26:00 GMT

Sometimes unique is difficult to ignore: like this turtle we found attempting to lay eggs in the middle of our yard! I immediately interrupted my routine. I beckoned my husband and children as I grabbed my camera. Our commotion disturbed her serene life-giving...(read more)

Bringing Balance to our Time

Janey Goude — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:41:00 GMT

I struggled with "T." I had already written the piece about turning tragedy into triumph when I received a poignant email. I felt strongly about the tragedy piece because it is something therapists deal with almost daily. But I can't get away from the...(read more)

Bringing Balance to our Stressful Schedules

Janey Goude — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:15:00 GMT

Stress - noun (from dictionary.com) 1. the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another. 2. a specific response by the body to a stimulus, as fear or pain, that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium...(read more)