Tag: coping

Today’s coping tip is to make plans with a friend or loved one.

I don’t like making plans, preferring to somewhat flow with life and make decisions close to the time when I’m ready to do something. However, that isn’t always convenient.

Recently my wife and I both got a mailing for a comedy club in the area, with some special deals. We chatted and decided to book a show, getting a date night set up together. We don’t do that often enough, but we took the opportunity this time to make plans with each other.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

It’s been nearly 3 years of Daily Coping Tips here at the Voice of the DBA. I started these when the pandemic hit and the world shut down. I’ve enjoyed them and they have helped me deal with life, and more importantly, think more about life.

However, they do eat up some time, and I am planning on stopping on Mar 24, 2023. That gives me 3 years of daily workday tips, ending on that Friday.

Hopefully these have helped you, and if you miss them, feel free to flip through the past ones and see what I’ve suggested and how I’ve implemented the tips.

If you want to set up your own calendar moving forward, looking for ways to make life better, I’ve been inspired by the Action for Happiness calendar, which comes out each month. I’ve made this one of my wallpapers for the last three years.

Today’s coping tip is to call a friend to catch up and really listen to them

Actually a friend pinged me to ask about a call recently. I made some time and set up a call.

I’m glad I did. A friend is having changes in life and wanted to talk. I feel similarly, and in this case, we had some similar challenges that we could talk about, support each other, while enjoying catching up.

Worth the 15 minutes of my life to do this.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s coping tip is to thank three people you feel grateful to and tell them why.

This is something I tend to do privately, thanking people who’ve impacted my life. I’ll do that, but in general, here are the people I want to thank.

Friend 1 is someone I’ve known for many years in Denver. We get together periodically for lunch or dinner, but I’m always happy to have an ear to vent about life, kids, marriage, work, etc.

Friend 2 is someone I’ve known from my work and community experience who has been a friend and support system in many ways over the years. We’ve had the chance to share some tough times and help each other, which I appreciate.

Friend 3 is a friend at work who’s been someone that has supported and helped me grow myself as an advocate.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.