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Rob Sepich
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Distinguish Problems from Inconveniences
Relaxing with Rob
05/24/20 • 7 min

Be More Grateful & Creative
Relaxing with Rob
05/17/20 • 7 min

Turn Back the Clock
Relaxing with Rob
05/10/20 • 8 min

Worry Less about Others' Opinions
Relaxing with Rob
05/03/20 • 7 min
It’s normal to worry about others’ opinions of you, but it’s not necessary. Two ways to break free from this are: 1) desensitize yourself by assuming that it’s always going to happen; and 2) recognize that their critiques are directed at your “social self,” not your “essential self.”
Here’s a non-affiliate Amazon link to Martha Beck’s book that I reference in the episode.

Commencement Wisdom
Relaxing with Rob
04/26/20 • 7 min
You don’t have to attend a graduation ceremony to benefit from commencement speakers.
Here’s a link to Anne Lamott’s 2003 address at the University of California, Berkeley that explores mindfulness and compassion with humor and insight. I believe that in 2020, her comments have become even more relevant.

Simplify
Relaxing with Rob
04/19/20 • 9 min
Simplifying our lives can reduce our stress.
Here are three suggestions:
- Donate stuff.
- Let go of draining relationships.
- Act as if you already have more than enough.
This is a non-affiliate link to Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s book, Gift from the Sea.
And here’s a longer passage (pages 17-18) from the 50th anniversary edition:
“I want first of all . . . to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can. I want, in fact—to borrow from the language of the saints—to live "in grace" as much of the time as possible. I am not using this term in a strictly theological sense. By grace I mean an inner harmony, essentially spiritual, which can be translated into outward harmony. I am seeking perhaps what Socrates asked for in the prayer from the Phaedrus when he said, "May the outward and inward man be at one." I would like to achieve a state of inner spiritual grace from which I could function and give as I was meant to in the eye of God.”
—Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

Rationalize for Happiness
Relaxing with Rob
04/12/20 • 8 min

Avoid Snap Judgments
Relaxing with Rob
04/05/20 • 8 min

Return to Wellness
Relaxing with Rob
03/29/20 • 10 min

Be Kind to Yourself
Relaxing with Rob
05/31/20 • 9 min