I love all things health and wellness–and by wellness, I mean mind, body, and soul. I’m not an expert by any means, but I do have a lot of opinions–developed through study and personal experience. I share them here. I’d love to learn from your experience as well, so I encourage you to share anything and everything about health and wellness.
January can be a let-down. The holidays are over. The weather is cold. The days are short. But January is also a time of new beginnings, fresh starts. And life is full of little pleasures. Putting the tree away and cleaning the house after Christmas always feels good to me. The chaos is over. Order is … [Read more…]
In the midst of chaos When the wind is howling, I hear The ancient song Of ones who went before And know that peace will come ~Susan Stauter It’s election day and coincidently the day I was scheduled to write about Brene Brown’s next guidepost—cultivating calm and stillness. Whatever your politics, I have a feeling … [Read more…]
Hope and despondency, pleasure and pain, Are mingled together in sun-shine and rain. -Abraham Lincoln About three months ago, I blogged about the vulnerability of embracing joy due to the fear that it will be more painful later when things inevitably go wrong. I believe we all agreed 🙂 that practicing joy and gratitude actually … [Read more…]
Recently I solicited blog post ideas from you. In response, I received a request to explain how I am able to remain calm and rational in the face of stress and craziness. First of all, thank you, Jessi, for believing I am calm and rational. Feel free to skip to the next paragraph to avoid disillusionment. … [Read more…]
It’s the day after Labor Day, and therefore, the unofficial beginning of my favorite season—autumn! I love the cool mornings and evenings, the beautiful fall leaves, and all things pumpkin! I loved autumn, the one season of the year that God seemed to have put there just for the beauty of it. ~Lee Maynard While … [Read more…]
It’s been almost a month since I wrote about intuition. In that time, I have been working on strengthening mine. As you may recall, one of the suggested exercises was to put your question out there; then be quiet, listen, and trust your gut. I thought I’d start with something small like, “What is my … [Read more…]
I come from a long line of smart, courageous, funny, loving women—none more so than my mother. So when I think about what I want to be when I “grow up,” I naturally look to her. She’s taught me many lessons through her example. Today, I share three of the most important. 1. Open your … [Read more…]
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” ― Leo Buscaglia The other day, as Larry and I drove past the hospital in our neighborhood, I commented to him that it’s been a long time since he’s been there. Then I quickly added, “Knock on wood” and rapped my … [Read more…]
When I was young and naive—and 50 was ancient—if someone had told me I’d still be figuring out who I was and what I wanted to do with my life at the ripe old age of 54, I would have been shocked and probably devastated. I mean, for most of us, 50 is well past … [Read more…]
I did it! I ran the Bear Lake Half-marathon last Saturday—and I can still walk today, so mission accomplished. It was actually a great race, perfect weather, beautiful (peaceful) scenery, and a satisfactory (though not particularly fast) finish time. But first, let’s rewind to Thursday and the beginning of the trip. Larry, my daughter Ashley, … [Read more…]