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Instead, experiment with what’s appropriate, manageable proportion in your activities through authentic choices and self-care. Sleep for Your Body and Soul: Scientific research proves adequate sleep boosts abilities to fight - [USING DISCOMFORT TO MAKE PROGRESS](https://www.ruthschimel.com/using-discomfort-to-make-progress/) - [What Influences Your Life More …Relationships, Happenstance or Planning?](https://www.ruthschimel.com/what-influences-your-life-more-relationships-happenstance-or-planning/) - By Ruth Schimel PhD. Career & Life Management Consultant, Author © 2025. Not for commercial use without permission. ruth@ruthschimel.com www.ruthschimel.com 202.659.1772 “The only ones who see the whole picture are the ones who step outside the frame.” Salmon Rushdie, novelist What is your experience with planning? I bet you’ve been advised about the importance - [REFRAMING STRESS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WORK AND LIFE](https://www.ruthschimel.com/reframing-stress-to-make-the-most-of-your-work-and-life/) - REFRAMING STRESS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WORK AND LIFE BY RUTH SCHIMEL PhD, Career and Life Management Consultant, Author. ©2025. Not for commercial use. For other uses and feedback, contact Ruth: ruth@ruthschimel.com 202.659.1772, www.ruthschimel.com “Fight for the highest attainable aim. But never put up resistance in vain.” ~ Hans Selye ~ Who/what are - [Nurturing Your Creativity](https://www.ruthschimel.com/nurturing-your-creativity/) - by Ruth Schimel PhD, Career and Life Management Consultant, Author Not for commercial use. For other uses, ask Ruth for permission, please: ruth@ruthschimel.com, www.ruthschimel.com 202.659.1772 Creativity is about curiosity, courage and confidence as much as talent. Open yourself to it by: exploring without judgment listening for and following what engages you being willing to - [What Family Photos Tell You When You Really Look and Talk](https://www.ruthschimel.com/what-family-photos-tell-you-when-you-really-look-and-talk/) - By Ruth Schimel PhD, Career & Life Management Consultant, Author © 2025. Not for commercial use. For other permissions, contact: Ruth at ruth@ruthschmel.com, 202.659.1772. www.ruthschimel.com I recently had a rich renewal of family ties and understanding when my cousin Ellen and I reviewed and captured information from family photos going back decades to 1900. A - [Creating Your Own Path in Unclear, New or Difficult Circumstances](https://www.ruthschimel.com/creating-your-own-path-in-unclear-new-or-difficult-circumstances/) - Let the light from your insight guide you. Creating Your Own Path in Unclear, New or Difficult Circumstances By Ruth Schimel PhD, Career & Life Management Consultant, Author 7.29.25 © 2025 Not for commercial use. For other uses, please contact author at www.ruthschimel.com 202.659.1772 ruth@ruthschimel.com (Draft for your comment/improvement, if you wish.) This process is - [How Many Versions of Yourself Do You Have?](https://www.ruthschimel.com/how-many-versions-of-yourself/) - (Two-legged versions) Women and Dog by Marisol Escobar (public domain) How Many Versions of Yourself Do You Have? Uncovering and Becoming the True You By Ruth Schimel PhD, Career & Life Management Consultant, Author www.ruthschimel.com ruth@ruthschimel.com 202.659.1772 ©2025. 4th DRAFT FOR COMMENT, IMPROVEMENT APPRECIATED Not for commercial use or sharing without Ruth’s permission. What - [Ruth’s first collage: Belly Button Blues (to discourage overthinking)](https://www.ruthschimel.com/ruths-first-collage-belly-button-blues-to-discourage-overthinking/) - Nurturing Your Own Creativity through Arting Conversations Posted on September 5, 2025 by Ruth Schimel Creativity is about curiosity, courage and confidence as much as talent. As you engage with Arting Conversations you’ll open yourself to it by: exploring without judgment listening for and following what engages you being willing to go where you haven’t gone before - [Free Your Artist Within with 4 C’s: Curiosity, Creativity, Courage and Conversation](https://www.ruthschimel.com/free-your-artist-within-with-4-cs-curiosity-creativity-courage-and-conversation/) - Art by Nechama Lock By Ruth Schimel PhD, Career & Life Mgt. Consultant, Authorwww.ruthschimel.com ruth@ruthschimel.com 202.659.1772 If you were still under five years old, imagine how free you would be to express any artistic side of yourself. When I took Mona Brookes’ course on drawing with children at the Children’s Museum, presumably to get freed - [HOW TO BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF 10 Questions for Improving Your Quality of Life](https://www.ruthschimel.com/how-to-be-honest-with-yourself-10-questions-for-improving-your-quality-of-life/) - © 2026 by Ruth Schimel PhD, Career & Life Management Consultant, Author www.ruthschimel.com ruth@ruthschimel.com 202.659.1772 Though these questions are not a walk in the park, your responses can empower you to improve your quality of life. Start by choosing one or two to consider and address. 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