Imagine you have a needle in one hand and a thread in the other. Set the paper down for a moment and as vividly as possible, put your imaginary thread through the eye of the make-believe needle. What did you do with your breath just before you threaded the needle? You held your breath, didn’t you?

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Fold your hands in front of you by crossing your fingers. Look at which thumb is on top. Now, refold your hands, crossing your fingers so the other thumb is now on top. Wait a few seconds. How does it feel? Does it feel very unusual, even slightly unsettling? This little exercise will show most of us how related change and control are. It also shows us how subtly we sense change.

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If four people had to push a car in need of gas across the street, what would be the best way for them to push? Obviously, all four pushing from behind, in unison, would help them to reach their common goal. When they align their efforts, all working together in the same direction, they reach their goal efficiently.

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Stop! Time out! Don't pass GO, and don't collect $200. The situation has gone to extremes. It is time to bring some sense back to the process!

What am I railing about? The way so many Americans approach stress and their health. As a nation, we appear to want a "magic bullet," an all-in-one pill that will reduce stress, improve mental activity, increase virility, be easy to swallow and cheap to buy. It doesn't exist in pill form. The closest activity to the magic pill is aerobic exercise.

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The stock market didn’t crash 600 points on October 19, 1987, to ruin my wife’s birthday. It just happened. The IRS is not out to get you. It is out to get all of us. And the phrase “some assembly required,” is not a plot against parents by someone who doesn’t like Christmas gifts.

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