I recently saw a post from a wonderful lady we’ll call Ann. (This is not her real name, so you can insert any name you prefer to use here. Maybe yours?) She was extremely angry with herself for getting stuck OUT of her normal exercise routine—for...
Miracles do happen and life is full of surprises. If your loved one is not keen on eating as healthy as you’d like, keep the faith. I offer you a story of hope. The other day, Mr. Non-Compliant (aka my husband), and I, were having dinner. I’d...
I find the recent arrival of spring weather to be motivating. For example, my “To Do” list includes, and is not limited to: Clear away fall leaves that keep appearing in the tulip beds Prepare my vegetable garden for planting Toss some pansies into a planter ...
About two decades or so ago, a construction worker appeared at my pharmacy consultation window looking for advice. He needed help falling asleep, and he was looking for it in the form of a drug. I walked around to the front of the pharmacy, as I...
I walked past a couple people recently and overheard a comment that went something like this: “There’s got to be more to life than getting old and dying.” The comments that followed had to do with aches, pains, and total depletion of joy. Whoa. At that moment, I...
As we count down to the arrival of another year, most of us have the desire to start fresh with some part of our lives--or all of them. How about you? Anything you’d like to switch up this year? I’ve said for a very long time...
‘Tis the season to be jolly. So…what if you’re not feeling it? Some days I’m not. Some days I’d rather stay in bed with the covers pulled over my head. Sometimes our lives don’t mimic those happy Hallmark Christmas movies with the seemingly perfect endings. Happy couple,...
“You’re getting a little wide in the beam, aren’t you kid?" Those words literally kicked me into the basement of reality and sadness, all at the same time. They are the words I heard from my dad when he picked me up after my first year...
I recently got a call from my son who started a new job as a rehabilitation therapist in conjunction with a chiropractor. He is learning lots of information, including the in’s and out’s of being a small business owner. His routine for cooking meals, working out, and...
Our lives are fascinating. Sit quietly for a moment and consider a story about your life that someone would find compelling. And don’t tell me you don’t have one. Yes, you do. Like the time you and your friend took a bus trip to the largest hosta...