Tag: health
Practicing What I Preach – When Your Own Advice is the Best Advice You Can Take
I took my own advice and I am so glad I did. Back in June, my acknowledgement and celebration of the summer solstice prompted me to write a blog post reminding everyone to enjoy the season. It was my way of giving everyone the permission we rarely give to ourselves …
Your Idea of Relaxing is My Idea of Hell
I like the peace and serenity of downtime, especially after a long period of hard-charging . It can be completely relaxing and even rejuvenating. It can also be crazy-making! I’m a self-admitted Type A person. Well, make that a Type A-minus as I am fairly adept at cutting loose and …
When Ignorance Is Actually Bliss
I gave up TV back in the 1990s. I was exhausted by the constant barrage of bad news and human suffering interjected by fluffy, saccharine snapshots of superficial social trends and local events. To me it is all maddening. Completely maddening to see hugely disparate reports on the status of …
Happy Summer Solstice – Please Enjoy The Season
Happy Summer Solstice my friends! There are so many ways to observe and celebrate the official beginning of summer. Donning crowns of flowers, splashing about in waterways, jumping over bonfires or simply observing how gorgeously long the daylight lasts. As each season changes to the next, we are given a …
Three Well-Known Secret Strategies for Winning in Life
Are you trying to make changes in your life to beat illness, get healthier, be more successful or simply find balance? Does it feel like an uphill battle with no end in sight? For most of us making changes and reaching goals can seem challenging. Uncertainty and fear can paralyze …
No Free Rides – Getting Called out by Life
Yeah, so I broke my strict diet, daily energy and meditation practices, minimum exercise goals and general discipline the past couple of weeks. I could give you all the excuses but they don’t matter. What matters is that I veered off the course of self-care and the universe didn’t hold …
Art as Medicine – Being a Flower in the Garden of the Human Collective
I recently read about an interactive art installation by Yayoi Kusama called Flower Obsession. I was immediately taken by the images and description of the project. Visitors were invited to place a fake daisy anywhere they chose on a blank backdrop of an all-white apartment. Over the life of the installation more …