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2020/07/09 By Barry Leave a Comment

Stress Leave 4 – What a mixture

I was reflecting this morning (July 8) on how life is so often a mixture of good and bad, what we want and what we would never choose. July 8 is one of those days where this idea is very much at the forefront of my mind, perhaps especially this year. July 8, 1990 was the […]

Filed Under: Other thoughts Tagged With: grandkids, insurance companies, kids, leave, rest, stress, work

2020/06/22 By Barry Leave a Comment

Stress Leave 3 – This seems odd

Why do things seem to be worse? Today is day 7 of stress leave, i.e. not even a full week. I find myself wondering why things aren’t better and wondering even more (wondering harder?) why do things seem to be worse? I’ve seen what appears to be a paradox of rest before. I was talking […]

Filed Under: Other thoughts Tagged With: jumpiness, jumpy, rest, sleep, stress, stress leave

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