I take things WAY too seriously sometimes. I really need to work on just relaxing, which is why Sage's suggestion of meditating seems really good - do you have any suggestions on that for a beginner, Sage?
Myrrh --
My best suggestion (but it costs about $20) is to buy Jack Kornfield's CD set called "Meditation for Beginners" -- it's a 2 disc set that walks one through a really wonderful intoduction to meditation.
You can see it described here: Meditation for beginners I bought my set on EBAY (be careful, though, that you're getting the right product!). You can also buy it thru Amazon for less money.
You can try out some meditations by downloading them for free from:
I was meditating sporadically for a while but really noticed a difference once I started doing it daily. it's only 7-10 minutes but it just seems to help with monitoring, identifying and dare I say, controlling the thoughts and emotions traveling at warp speed in my head!
If you have access to a good library I would strongly recommend listening to tapes or reading books by Jack Kornfield or Pema Chodron.
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
