We’re not Polish, he said, we’re Austrian

My mom’s cousin, who is my second cousin, just died. He was my oldest living relative. He was a WWII veteran and a very faith filled man who had a sweetness and a tough to him that I was drawn to. We exchanged a lot of communications online. He was political and funny and dear.

New beginnings are more than possible

This is a week that many observe as Holy Week, me included in that category. And this week can be a great excuse for anyone, yes, any one, any where, at any moment in time. Each day is a new opening for a shift, for goodness to seep into your realm and take hold and

Strength Training: Total Life Fitness

Spring season has opened and you’re thinking that you want to take a walk, go for a run, wear a bathing suit and look buff. You want to wear clothing that is comfortable, not layers that hide your body that represents you have let yourself go. Sound familiar on some level? On many levels? When
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What are you talking about–to yourself?!

Seriously, what are talking about inside that head of yours? Is it anything positive or are you wasting time by second guessing your life, your looks, your choices, your actions, your words….and then how does that list go on for? You cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought and certainly not a long dialogue

Is stress a matter of perspective?

This is an essential question because it gets to the heart of many arguments about why it is that people behave the way they do. Stress is not an excuse to behave badly but when we feel stressed, we need to recognize it and take healthy steps to alleviate it. The answer is basically yes,

Inner strength and your childhood

One of the things I make note of is how people often get sad over the Christmas holidays, especially as it relates to the sweetness of what is associated with them. In my work, I consistently invite people to take a look back in their life, not to regress and get stuck there but to
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What to do about stress right now in 3 simple steps

  We all talk about stress all year long. When was the last time you used the word stress in a sentence? Are you finding yourself using it more as we come upon the December holidays? Yes. Most of us do and it is so counterproductive the way in which we do this. We’ve all lived

11 Ways to be happier this December

Christmas happens in 11 days. Hannukah begins tomorrow at sunset. No matter which holiday you celebrate, there are simple steps that you can take today to ensure that you close out this year happier and open the new year with a joyful perspective. The Dalai Lama teaches us that happiness ought to be our primary

A special request for peace — today

Peace. It is attainable through intention. I love the words of the song “Give Peace a Chance”.Imagine what would happen if the method of protest would return to the sit ins that used to take place here in America in the 1960s and 1970s. We would be looking at a very different national image and
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How are you allowing music to influence your feelings and thoughts?

With everything that bombards us in today’s electronic culture, we are influenced every single nanosecond. There are sights and sounds coming at us continually. Some of it makes us feel frenetic because it is too loud, too pounding, too high pitched, too angry, too slow, too fast–your interpretation of it  all depends upon what you