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Tag Archives: optimal health
Habits–The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
They say a meth habit can grab hold of a one-time user and not let go. That’s how strong that pull is. Cigarettes are another obvious trickster. We all know they’re gross, but for whatever reason, a teen picks one … Continue reading
It’s Happening
Bamboo spends it’s first four years barely above ground. It doesn’t look like much is happening. But guess what? It’s happening. In the fifth year, it shoots up 80 to 90 feet in one year. All along the rhizome system … Continue reading
No Worries, Mate
My friend, Lois, reminded me this week that worrying about a particular thing can actually block that thing from happening. I know this. I believe it to my core. I tell my clients and other friends this all the time. … Continue reading
Are You from the Empty or Full School?
Whether you are a pessimist or an optimist is about the story you tell yourself and how you tell it. Joan Borysenko, PhD says it all boils down to your resilience and how you react to stressful events in your … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, conscious living, Exercise, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration, mental health, mentoring, optimal health, relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged "Laughology, 12 Step Programs, balance, conscious living, depression, diet, Habit of Health, healthy habits, healthy living, Holocaust, inspiration, Joan Borysenko PhD, laughter, Man's Search for Meaning, mental health, optimal health, Optimism, Pessimism, resilience, Viktor Frankl
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Dive in!
Well, hello July. Welcome. I just spent the last weekend of June at a swim meet (where I spend many summer weekends in fact) in the quaint town of Etna, California. It’s the kind of quaint where in the early … Continue reading
Posted in conscious living, Exercise, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration, mentoring, optimal health
Tagged connection, cooperation, Etna, healthy living, July, Kangaroo Lake, optimal health, swim meet
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Healthy Relationships
We can’t really talk about optimal health without looking at the quality of our relationships. When we came to this planet, we were meant to be connected, and though modern technology appears to connect us all more than ever, the … Continue reading
Posted in health, healthy living, optimal health, relationships
Tagged coaching, conscious living, gratitude, healthy living, mental health, optimal health, relationships
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High on Hope
The reason I continue to coach people to optimum health is that I’m high on hope. I remember the way it felt when I started dropping weight after virtually giving up on ever trying to climb that mountain. It seemed … Continue reading
Posted in body image, coaching, conscious living, diet, Exercise, health, healthy living, Inspiration, weight maintenance
Tagged coaching, conscious living, diet, diets, exercise, fun, giving back, Goals, Habit of Health, habits, healthy living, inspiration, inspire, motivation, Norman Vincent Peale, optimal health, weight loss
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Our Magic Kingdom
“The earth has music for those who listen.” George Santayana Babe in the woods, Serafina, hears the music. Can you see her soaking up the symphony of the frosted evergreens? One of the best qualities of Northern California where I … Continue reading