Tag: life

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral 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 tip is to offer to help someone that is facing difficulties at the moment.

A friend confided in me recently that they were going in for a biopsy and were worried. I took a moment to hug them and then offer to visit and sit, listen, chat, or just be around if they needed company.

My heart breaks for someone going through difficult times, and it aches when I know them personally. It’s a hard thing to feel and give empathy to others, but it also helps me appreciate my life.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral 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 tip is to look for new reasons to be positive about the week ahead.

I have a few reasons.

It’s the holiday season. I have plenty of work, but less deadlines and pressures this time of year. All of this means that while I need to keep getting things done every day, I have less stress. This means I can look forward to making progress on various things without the stress of feeling I have to get a particular thing done this week.

I’ve scheduled lunch with a friend, so I’m looking forward to that.

My volleyball team is coming together and making progress, so I’m enjoying the time with them, less frustration and more continuing to work on improving play.

I’m also traveling this week, heading to the SQL Server and Azure SQL Conference in Vegas, which is exciting.

I’m looking forward to a good week.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral 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 tip is to enjoy new music today. Listen to a recommendation from someone else.

I’ve had a lot of music tips the last 18 months. Today, I’m branching out. The other day in the car, my wife searched for an artist she’d discovered and played a couple songs for me. I enjoyed them, so I spent some time going through the artist catalog while working.

Anderson .Paak is a singer/rapper/songwriter that is funky, soul-y, fun to listen to artist. If you like those genres, give him a try. Not always safe-for-work, so be warned.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral 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 tip is to discover your artistic side. Design a holiday card.

I used to write an annual letter for the household that I’d send out to friends and family. At some point we stopped sending cards and the letter ended. I miss those days, but with this tip, I’m going to try and do a fun card instead.

My daughter has been gone for the entire semester. No trips back for fall break or Thanksgiving. So I decided to build a holiday card to welcome her back, using pictures I’ve taken of her horse for the last few months. Here’s an image of my attempt.