Part of stress management is recognizing that sometimes it’s not a bear. It’s a hamster, but you’re reacting like it’s a bear.

That dog would chase cars all afternoon, leaving him exhausted and standing in the exact same place he started. It frightens me how much I’m like Poochie. My tendency is to live my life like a dog chasing cars.

We don’t like thinking about cancer because it can be a downer. And, do you know how sometimes one negative thought can grow, and the next thing you know your thoughts are spiraling down to “Negative Land”? Sometimes even talking to God about your cancer can seem too much.