“What you stay focused on will grow.”—Roy T. Bennett Today, I’m living with an intention of abundance. Considering that what I stay focused on will grow, focusing on abundance, will bring about more… …of everything! This feeling leads to gratitude, which leads to generosity. This in turn leads me...
(The following article first appeared in the January 19, 2022 issue of Get Healthy, a publication of The Northwest Indiana Times.) Stress. Everyone has it to some degree. When it takes over your life, eating habits may be turned upside down. Some people lose their appetite and...
Another year around the sun complete. Time to celebrate my birth month as I begin the journey for another go around. My dear friend, Cheryl, finally found the perfect card to express this sentiment. If you’re not on board with a lengthier celebration, perhaps you need...
Last week we were basking in 11° weather here in Indiana. This week we had a blizzard. If you’ve ever lived in a wintery weather place, you can visualize the scene: snow piling up non-stop all night into day; blowing so that you’re not sure...
It’s soup season here in the Midwest. The high today was something like 11°F. Brrrrr. Grateful that it was sunny. Since we’re probably going to have a few more days like this, I’ve decided to share a soup recipe with you. I am aware that this recipe...
Sometimes I start to lose it. My mind, that is. Eat this, don’t eat that, depending on the podcast of the day. (Or the food fad of the day.) And if I feel that way, I’m guessing that sometimes you feel that way too. Life is complicated...
Last Saturday I made a special trip to the grocery store to purchase a can of evaporated goat milk. I needed it to make my nutroll. Of course, I remembered to pick up a few other items while I was there. The next day, I gathered...
Sometimes, yes. It is possible. Perhaps you hosted a festive holiday gathering and overbought or overbaked. Or your guests all had the same hostess gift idea. The cookie exchange was big fun, and now what do you do with all of them? Since eating too many cookies isn’t the...
‘Tis the season of amazing Christmas cookies and so much more. What’s your mindset these days? A. It’s the holidays so I’ll eat whatever I want and deal with it next year. B. It’s the holidays so I’ll eat whatever I want and spend more time exercising. C....
December. Holidays. Parties. Gifts. Puppies. The commercials and ads portray this as a wonderful, gleeful, joyous time of year. And it is, for a much different set of reasons than the marketing people make it out to be. At the same time, some real-life stuff brings sadness,...