Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Molly, whom we met in the previous vignette, doesn’t know it, but she could employ several specific methods to better balance her perceptions. When a friend suggested some options for her, she said, “I’m satisfied…
Safety Tips: Please Never Do This Crap When You Drive
If we do these thing when we drive we feel like there is nothing around us, and we forget there really is! This is dangerous, please think and be safe! Did you ever hear of someone driving like a moron? …
Ruth, Our Smiley Lady: Smiley Love in the Kitchen
Loving toast. Loving life. Hope you are, too. Up early and starving! Out to the kitchen to make toast with butter and lots of salt. That’s right. I’m not ashamed to say, “I love salt.” I also love sugar, fried…
Strategies for Staying Sane: Achieving Mental Balance
Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Molly was described by her friends as a well-developed negative personality. “She’s very good at seeing the dark side of things, but she does not often detect the positive aspects of her experiences,” they observed.…
Litter
95 southbound in the cities, roadsides are littered with car parts & debris God thinks 113 south there are wild flowers littering both sides of the roadway God smiles many inside the beltway while on the floor litter the nation…
Smiley Blog: Put on a Happy Face
Put on a Happy Face When you’re having a rough morning, with one thing after another not going right, does it help things to grouse about it? I think putting on a happy face is a better strategy for getting…