It's a stressful world. We all have difficulty coping at times. Soooooooooooooooooo, here comes the aardvark. Dancing with the Aardvark: A Guided Journal for Managing Stress is a guided journal with ideas for managing stress. It is available for download at the link above.
You can dance with your aardvark or change your perspective about your aardvark, or get a new aardvark, but don't stress about your aardvark. Take a look at this delightful book available in soft cover or as a ebook.
Soft cover versions of Dancing with the Aardvark are available at Lulu.com, a great self-publishing site:
http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=1087679
You can go to your safe place in your mind any time you wish. Close your eyes, relax and imagine what it looks like. Imagine it any way you wish. Make it pleasant and safe and comforting. It can be anywhere you choose it to be. If you have been here before, relax in the comfort of familiarity. Look carefully around you so you can recognize every part of this place. You may return here any time you like and any time you need to feel safe and comforted. All you need to do to go there is to close your eyes, breathe in deeply, hold briefly, exhale slowly three times, and relax. You may then direct your mind to your safe place. You will always leave there feeling relaxed and refreshed.
From here you can go to the cave of the wise old soul, your connection to The Ever Present One who is all wise, all loving, and all knowing. This is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It is calming and inviting. As you duck to enter the cave, you hear the crackle of the fire and smell the smoke and feel the dampness of the cave. You move forward to take your place beside the wise old soul. That inviting smile greets you and the fire warms your face. You both nod in greeting...
You can discuss anything with the wise old soul.