Cholesterol Clinic

Stop Stressing – Finding Choices

It’s hard to make a good choice instead of a bad one. It can be even harder to go back and undo a bad choice that we made some time ago. Instead, many times we stubbornly reinforce it again and again, letting it build up over time to continue burying us in worry, regret and [...]

Business Cards

Business Cards Part of the 15th century etiquette and sophistication of gentleman was to announce one’s arrival by means of business cards. Business cards were an indispensable means in which to introduce one self to the hostess. Today business cards still tell people who you are and what you stand for. Choosing a printing company [...]

ELECTRIC FENCE

ELECTRIC FENCE South Africans pay a fortune to feel secure. Electric Fence, Burglar alarms, razor wire, guard dogs and armed response. ELECTRIC FENCE quality installation is the key for successful permanent electric fences, providing an active deterrent by sending a high-voltage electrical pulse via a multi-wire perimeter fence. Electric fence systems (Tandem Security) in South [...]

Stop Stressing – External Checks on Internal Perceptions

It’s very easy to take our perception as reality. We see a wall six feet away, we say it’s six feet away. We feel hot, we say it is hot. The problem is, perceptions are a matter of perspective and information. Suppose someone who’s usually cheerful at work comes in and is much more curt [...]

SEDGEFIELD DECEMBER HOLIDAY

SEDGEFIELD HOLIDAY WESTERN CAPE Set in beautiful grounds on the shores of the Swartviei Lake in Sedgefield, this resort offers fishing, bird watching, boating and other water sports all on your doorstep.Nestled at the foothills of the great Outeniqua Mountains and on the shores of the Swartvlei Lake, Baywater Village provides the ultimate in relaxation.Serviced, [...]

Stop Stressing – Using Systems to Gain Control

So far, we’ve been focusing on using small steps and independent techniques to help deal with the stress which piles up in our lives. We know about using the STOP method to interrupt difficult thoughts, or to get our attention where we need it instead of where it’s trying to go. We know about taking [...]

Losing Weight and Building Confidence

Having confidence in your goal is important. It’s tough to stick to something we don’t believe we can do, after all. We’ve talked in other articles about how easy it is to get frustrated, and about controlling negative thoughts in our effort to build up good and healthy habits. We’ve also talked about rewards and [...]

Stop Stressing – Resist the Urge to Time Travel

For creatures that supposedly only exist in the present, we sure do a lot of time traveling. We worry about tomorrow, we fret over yesterday, and all the while our current status gets neglected. Some of our most distracting worries aren’t even the current ones. Frequently we’ll drag ourselves down by worrying about tomorrow and [...]

Stop Stressing – Breathe Deep

Everyone knows how important breathing is to the body. In an emergency, we can go weeks without food and several days without water or sleep. We won’t be in the best of health, but it is possible to survive without these necessities in a pinch. However, anyone who goes more than a few seconds without [...]

Stop Stressing – Don’t Look Back

The past can be a problematic albatross to carry around. We’ll forget where we left our keys 20 minutes ago, but ask us to remember an embarrassing moment from our childhood and it will come to mind like a flash. For some reason, we seem incredibly predisposed toward reminiscing over troubling events. We replay and [...]