Author: Tara May

My Anxious Heart: Finding Calm in the Age of Anxiety

My Anxious Heart: Finding Calm in the Age of Anxiety

Posted by | Aug 4, 2014 | | 0 |

Anxiety: Distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune. [Dictionary.com] To some, it is a dirty word, a word to be avoided if at all possible. And yet thousands of people live with anxiety, and are overwhelmed by it, every day. More and more I hear of a friend or family member who has had a panic attack, an event of such crushing anxiety that they’re left feeling helpless, terrified of another attack, as though anxiety were some outward assailant to contend with. Like “friendly” or “easygoing,” “anxious” has become a common quality by which...

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Expanding Through Discomfort

Expanding Through Discomfort

Posted by | Jul 31, 2014 | | 0 |

Make yourself uncomfortable. It’s not a suggestion we hear every day. In fact, it’s the exact opposite of what we usually hear. Normally, when you visit someone’s home or you show up for an interview at a new company, you’re told to make yourself comfortable. But maybe there is some real value in getting uncomfortable. A woman in my network group, Corinne, is planning to spend the whole month of August getting uncomfortable. The idea is that by operating outside her comfort zone as much as possible, she will become adaptable to change. Less fearful. She's right. I got...

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With a Little Help From My Friends

With a Little Help From My Friends

Posted by | Jul 21, 2014 | | 1 |

Why not? That was the question I asked my friend, Nathalia, when she told me that what she really wanted to do was cook for people. It was a challenge, sure, but it was also a genuine question. The girl knows how to cook; it made sense that she should cook for a living. And okay, so maybe I nudged her along on this culinary path a little—“You could so do this for a living,” and “I have PAID money to eat the quality of food you are cooking,” and “Do you really want to work in banking forever?”—But...

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I’ll Drink to That: Cultivating the Spark of Inspiration

I’ll Drink to That: Cultivating the Spark of Inspiration

Posted by | Jul 17, 2014 | | 0 |

Do you ever wish you could just order a shot of inspiration, the way you would a shot of Jack Daniels, or wheatgrass for the more health conscious? This shot would serve a loftier purpose than a quick buzz or boost of nutrition. It would offer a burst of motivation, louder than the excuses and more durable than the fear and doubt that regularly threaten your more ambitious and unconventional endeavors. It would be a kick in the butt in the direction of your dreams. It would be nice, but I don’t think it’s been developed just yet. In...

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A Bike and a Good Samaritan

A Bike and a Good Samaritan

Posted by | Jul 7, 2014 | , | 0 |

Every once in a while, we are treated with the opportunity to appreciate each other. Something happens that is significant enough to jolt us from our routine and really reflect on the goodness of others. I got such an opportunity last week when someone tried to steal my bicycle from where I’d left it locked up on a busy sidewalk. I’d left the bike one store down from where I was working, since there was no bike stand outside my work. For the first couple of hours, I stepped outside to check on it. But as the day wore...

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