All Entries: What I Learned From Stress
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A big ol’ Texas-sized Waa-hoo (sound of big ol’ Texas sized Waa-hoo) for all you wonderful, talented and no doubt extremely good-looking writers who joined us for this month’s group writing project: What I Learned From Stress!
I’m tellin’ ya, we had quite a turnout! Special thanks to all those who responded to my last minute begging invitations to write an entry, and also to the members of High Calling Blogs. Hey, I appreciate that you’ve chosen to share your stories (and more importantly, your lessons learned) with the rest of us!
And monumental news, folks! This month we set a new record for the number of participants, with a total of 44 entries! Way to go, y’all! (Sound of crowd cheering enthusiastically, sound of fireworks)
Now, for your edification you’ll find each and every one of ‘em listed below (in no particular order, other than it’s how I found ‘em). Do yourself a favor and check ‘em all out.
Heck, why not do something really out of the ordinary - why not drop by the authors’ blogs and start a conversation, why don’cha? You just may be glad you did!
- What I Learned From Stress…, by Maarten Lemmers at Musings
- The Art of Saying “No!” by Ulla Hennig at Ulla Hennig’s Weblog
- What I learned from stress, by Luke Gedeon at Luke Gedeon
- What I Learned From Being Tortured by a Dentist, by Jean Browman at Cheerful Monk
- What Churches Learn From Stress, by Blake Coffee at Church Whisperer
- What have I learned from stress? by Gerrard Fess at Deep Thoughts by Gman
- What I’ve learned from stress, by Dan King at management by God
- Stress lessons, by Susan McCool at Life is Copy
- What I’ve Learned From Stress on Mondays, by Thomas at Everyday Liturgy
- What I’ve Learned From Stress on Tuesdays, by Thomas at Everyday Liturgy
- What I’ve Learned From Stress on Wednesdays, by Thomas at Everyday Liturgy
- What I’ve Learned From Stress on Thursdays, by Thomas at Everyday Liturgy
- What I’ve Learned From Stress on Fridays, by Thomas at Everyday Liturgy
- What I learned from stress, by Jackie Cameron at Jackie Cameron
- Beat the Clock - Please! by Brad Shorr at Word Sell, Inc.
- What I Learned From Stress, by Em Dy at Pulse
- Learn What Really Stresses You Out, by Chris Cree at SuccessCREEations
- Stress and Prayer, by Dan Roloff at Ramblin’ Dan
- Stress Facts, by Karin H. at kiss2
- Learning From Stress in Times of Financial Crisis, by Christine Sine at Godspace
- Let It Be, by Susan Murphy at SuzeMuse
- Stress Versus Rest, by Dena Dyer at Mother Inferior
- What I Learned From Writing Under Stress, by Joanna Young at Confident Writing
- 10 Signs to Know You’ve Gone Off the Stress Meter at Work, by Anita Bruzzese at 45 Things
- What I Learned From Stress, by Monique Attinger at Be Allergy Wise
- Stress - Screeching Strings or Beautiful Music? by Karen Swim at Words for Hire
- Traits of Stress-Hardy, Resilient People, by Jean Browman at Stress to Power
- A Mediator’s Take on Stress, by Tammy Lenski at Conflict Zen
- Stress-busters to remember by, by Annalyn Jusay at Ajay’s Writings on the Wall
- Stress makes you see things that aren’t there, by Luke Houghton at Problem Solving Blog
- What I learned from stress, by Jon Swanson at Levite Chronicles
- What I learned from… STRESS, by Danielle Houghton at sevendaymother.com
- What I Learned From Losing Loved Ones, by Jean Browman at Stress to Power
- Alco-stress, by Scott Carver at The Ever-Changing Thought
- Stress Steals Important Nutrients From the Body, by Karen Hanrahan at Best of Mother Earth
- Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Conquering Stress Addiction, by Amy Derby at Write From Home
- Stress Out? Read This. by Mark Goodyear at Goodword Editing
- What I Learned From Stress, by Karen Putz at A Deaf Mom Shares Her World
- A New Perspective on Life, by Tabetha Gedeon at Denim & Silk
- What I Learned From Stress, by Lillie Ammann at A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye
And last, but hopefully not least, here’s four more entries from yours truly (what can I say? It was an inspired topic, don’cha know!):
- Bearing the Burden of Stress, by Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings
- Then and Now, by Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings
- What To Do When You Have No Idea What To Do, by Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings
- Crisis… and Restoration, by Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings
Y’all give yourselves a big hand, my friends, and as usual, I salute you all with a big ol’ tip o’ the hat! Be sure to tune in next month for the next exciting edition of the What I Learned From… groupwrite project. And fair warning, y’all - it ain’t that far away, y’hear?
So, what’s the topic going to be, you ask? Well now… that would be telling.
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33 responses so far
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Robert, I just realized something else that stresses me out - a long list of post links where you know every one is going to be wonderful reading! You picked a marvelous theme this month, and I may need a month off to savor all these entries.
Brad Shorrs last blog post..Meet the Director of Keyword Engineering or Something like That
Hi Robert
Isn’t it always nice to break records? Now, like Brad, I need to find time to stress out and read all the entries
Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)
@Brad - Yeah, I know what you mean. I really WOULD like to see us hit 100 entries one day - but gad, I’d need a week to make it through all of ‘em!
@Karin - Well, at least you’ll be reading the right articles when you start stressin’ out!
WOW! Look at all of these entries!! My goodness one would think we all have some relationship with the topic !
Hey Robert, that’s some list! Like Brad and Karen, I’m now going to need some time off to dive in. Or maybe two a day until you throw out the next project?
Amy Derbys last blog post..Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Conquering Stress Addiction
@Karen - Hah! No kidding, Karen! Ironic, huh?
@Amy - No worries; we still have a few weeks till the next one. Get yourself a BIG cuppa, though!
So much smarts in this compilation. Robert, thanks for being the force behind such creativity. I was moved by many of the articles and found a few new blogs to add to my daily reads. Thank you!
Tammy Lenskis last blog post..A mediator’s take on stress
I know what you mean, Tammy. I’ll tell ya; together we make one heckuva brain, don’t we? Thanks for jumping in this time!
This was a great project. Thanks, Robert. Since the assignment, stress has crept up on me and pounced. So I’m going to be reading each of these posts looking for a lifeline.
Ramblin’ Dans last blog post..Face Your Critics (Audio)
I think it’s safe to say there’s bound to be some useful principles in the many, many entries to this project, Dan! Just make sure you have a really BIG cup of coffee with ya!
Wow, have I been out of the loop! What a fantastic turnout for this one! The number of responses on this topic may in itself be a commentary on the hectic times in which we live! Had planned on joining in myself, but life got a little too…stressful!
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Great contributions. I took time out of my “stressful” schedule to have a cuppa and dip in - and it was well worth it.
Thanks for bringing this to us, Bob
Jackie
Jackie Camerons last blog post..Presenting? Please don’t read from your slides!
OMG, Robert. I didn’t even know that there are over 40 of entries for this project, and I think I will need at least few hours to read all the entries
@Jean - We were somehow diminished without your contribution this month, Jeanne, but hey, that’s the way the worm turns sometimes, ain’t it? No worries, though. I must admit I was quite amazed at the variety of information available here, though. Quite a turnout!
But not to worry; there’ll be another WILF along shortly!
Cheers!
@Jackie - You’re welcome, Jackie. It’s quite a load of reading. But what a great spectrum of insights, don’t you think?
@Wilson - Don’t forget to have a LARGE cup of coffee when you begin, Wilson!
Robert,
And I thought I’d already fallen behind on the blog reading.
Can’t wait to read all these entries.
Thanks.
-Sam
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How about what I didn’t learn from Stress???
Gmans last blog post..Pagan Christianity
@Sam - Sorry you couldn’t join us, Sam. But there’s plenty to catch up on!
@Gman - Well, Gerrard, I guess that’s something you could write - if you knew what you didn’t know. Hey, you write it, I’ll post it!
Greetings from the Philippines! It’s been great contributing to your writing project, hope to join more in the future. Cheers!
Glad you joined us, Annalyn! We’d be honored to have you join us for more in the future - there’s one every month.
Oh, and welcome to the Middle Zone!
Wow you got everything up there A-Z on Stress.. Keep the good work up
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Robert, thanks for being the force behind such creativity. This was a great project. Since the assignment, stress has crept up on me and pounced. So I’m going to be reading each of these posts looking for a lifeline.
Shaheen Akhtars last blog post..Have your site indexed by the search engines
@Alex - Hey, thanks for dropping by, Alex!
@Shaheen - You’re welcome, my friend! Sorry ’bout the stress thing, but hey, that’s life, ain’t it? I’m sure if you read all these entries you’ll find some valuable lessons you can apply to pretty much any situation you may find yourself in.
Hope to see you again soon, Shaheen!
What am amazing list of entries… and the over-achiever with FIVE entries! Wow! I’ve certainly got my reading cut out for me…
Monique Attingers last blog post..Cell Phone Allergy Linked to Nickel
Yeah, it was quite a list this time! I can’t wait to see how the next one does, though…
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