Embrace all of you

Embrace all of you

Are there parts of yourself that you shun? Are there feelings or awarenesses on which you slam the door?  Or perhaps you’ve forgotten who you are…don’t even recognize yourself anymore. I believe it happens to all of us at times. Part of being human. This past week, I came across two poems that speak to…

Protect your brain with sleep

Protect your brain with sleep

Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is part 4 of that series. If you missed the others and would like to catch up, you’ll find Tip #1 move more…

Try a little loving kindness meditation

Try a little loving kindness meditation

Whether you meditate on a regular basis…you’ve never tried it…or you tried it and decided it wasn’t for you, I’ve got a loving kindness meditation that I’d like you try. Pretty please. I promise it’s great for beginners and pros alike. Getting started First get comfortable, preferably in a quiet place where you won’t be…

Time for some thoughtful rejuvenation

Time for some thoughtful rejuvenation

Can you feel it? The subtle shift in temperature…the longer days…the increase in bird song. Spring is almost here! At least in the Northern Hemisphere. But wherever you call home, a new season will soon be upon us…and with that, a sense of new beginning…a time to rejuvenate.  To add to this feeling of seasonal…

Protect your brain by exercising it

Protect your brain by exercising it

Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is part 3 of that series. If you are interested in past tips, you’ll find Tip #1 here and Tip #2 here. This…

Winter bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 2

Winter bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 2

Two months into the season and Old Man Winter decides to get serious (at least in my neck of the woods). I’m curious to see what he has in store for the next 30 days. Last October, I announced that I would be completing a 60 before 60 Challenge in the year leading up to my 60th…

You are a miracle

You are a miracle

Next time you are feeling insignificant in this vast world or “not enough,” think about this: the fact that you are alive just the way you are is a miracle. You are a miracle. miracle noun mir·​a·​cle \ ˈmir-i-kəl  \ 1: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs; 2: an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment. Merriam-Webster Whichever definition…

Protect your brain with these simple diet tweaks

Protect your brain with these simple diet tweaks

Last month I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is part 2 of that series. If you are interested in Tip #1, you can read about it here.  This is the part…

Protect your brain: a simple prescription for fighting off dementia

Protect your brain: a simple prescription for fighting off dementia

Well, we made it. We survived 2020. I do understand that there is nothing magical about January 1. New beginnings can happen…or not happen…on any given day…with any given breath. I gave up setting formal New Year’s resolutions several years ago. Still…there was something about this January 1 that felt like a reset to me,…

Winter bucket list: 60 before 60 style

Winter bucket list: 60 before 60 style

Well, we made it through the darkest day of the year…at least in terms of the number of daylight hours…I hope metaphorically speaking as well. Regardless, December 21 means it’s time to put the Autumn Bucket List to bed and move on to winter. Autumn Bucket List final report Health and fitness Try a new…