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Managing Energy
The fourth building block of Prosilience is making sure we have a strong supply of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual energy to draw on in working through challenges. In each of these areas we can protect our energy, making sure that we are reducing unnecessary or avoidable energy demands, replenish our energy, refilling our supply through rest and restorative activities, and build our energy, engaging in exercises that strengthen our capabilities in each of these areas.
Holiday Energy-Zappers and How to Beat Them
Maintain your physical well-being at the holidays by protecting yourself against these three energy-zappers.
Help for Sleepless Nights
In this busy world, sleep time can be precious. However, our biggest enemy, restless, sleepless nights, often gets in our way. As we toss and turn in bed, we just cannot get all the thoughts out of our mind. We start to get anxious about not getting enough sleep,...
How to Get Over Work Overload
Most people dedicate a substantial part of their lives to a career. Jobs can be so important to us that they almost completely define who we are. Because we spend so much time and effort on our jobs, we can experience overload, stress, and burnout. Here are some...
Music and Resilience
A while back, the obituaries page in my newspaper had two stories on it. One was about Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member of the family who was the basis for "The Sound of Music." They escaped from Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938, and went on to perform music...