How to quickly get out of a bad mood
Monday, 03 November 2014
Step 1–stomp your foot! Step 2–own the feelings that you are having and make sure you are accountable to yourself for them! Step 3–your leg should be talking back to you for stomping, telling you it is not happy about the residual feeling, your ownership of your feelings ought to have you motivated to be
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My journey up the mountain
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Several years ago, I was invited to book a massage appointment with someone described to me as a yoga teacher from Tibet. I made the appointment and didn’t know much other than this was a Tibetan monk and that the experience would be just that – an experience. It was. A man of small physical
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Winter of Happiness & Well-Being #8
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Really? Another post about winter? I thought this series was scheduled to run every Saturday–it is now Sunday! What’s up? 68 degrees and sunny on Saturday is what was up. I spent time reclining in the sun, enjoying my yard and all the little things popping their heads up out of the ground–jonquils, hyacinth, tulips.
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Winter of Happiness & Well-Being #6
Saturday, 01 March 2014
Tell me you’re not secretly thrilled that I didn’t let you think that winter was over in February. Most of the country is under another winter advisory, the Midwest is poised for an additional storm bringing snow, snow, snow. Get ready to use your hand gestures but make sure it is this one and not
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What your brain has to do with it
Friday, 28 February 2014
We are truly all about our head and what it is that is taking place inside of it. Make note that we keep it encased in a hard shell to protect it from exposure and the elements of life that would otherwise damage this tender organ. Why then are we we so reckless with it?
Winter Happiness and Well-Being #3: Vow Now To Wow
Saturday, 08 February 2014
3 weeks ago, I invited you to relax and take a winter break, use the time to heal and refresh your mind and body. I’ve given you ideas for how to warm your body, brighten your home as well as your diet, train your thinking with meditation, adjust your pace, and made specific suggestions for
The start of a new season
Sunday, 01 December 2013
This is the opening of a new month, on the heels of Thanksgiving and the beginning of new holidays where everyone is in a flurry and feeling joyous and also terrified about the stress of it all. Not to stress — relax, breathe, be happy, put a smile on your face until it makes you
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What we come to know and believe
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
A friend asked me to join her at a concert in a small little venue this past weekend. Sure. I went. We had a nice dinner and then walked next door to hear a folk singer — Buddy Mondlock. Really? Yea, www.buddymondlock.com Handsome man, sweet voice. On stage with two guys he knows well, one
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