If It Keeps Stressing You Out, Stop Doing It the Same Way
Elizabeth GarveyPublished on: 07/10/2026
When stress keeps showing up in the same place, it may be time to change the pattern. A morning spent cleaning my fish tanks reminded me we can’t always stop the waves—but we can change how we navigate them.
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