Commitment: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose. Today, I’d like you to consider what you are committed to that is all about you. Yes, that’s right. It is YOUR time to focus on YOU. No, this is not about being selfish or self-centered. This is...
Are you waiting for the perfect time to deal with your nutrition, fitness, and health? If so, when is that time? Next week? Once you have a break in your busy schedule? When you clean out the pantry and buy some vegetables? The truth is that there is...
The other day I headed to the gym to do a cardio step class. I’m a huge fan of classes—for the obvious social reasons. They also push me to work harder. When my friend showed up next to me and admitted that wasn’t sure she could...
Happy First Week of 2019! Now that the celebrations are a fond memory, I am ready to settle myself down and focus on a daily routine that brings me even more peace and joy. Easier said than done, right? We schedule our lives so carefully, yet...
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...
Health is a priceless commodity. While food and exercise are at the top of the list of contributing to good health, passion and purpose are right up there alongside them. So, while I’m all about eating lots of vegetables and going to the gym, today I’m...
This mantra seems counterintuitive, especially since there are only 19 days until Christmas. Yet, it hit me during a recent time of stillness. It also reminded me of a book I’d read years ago, “Be Quick—But Don’t Hurry!” by Andrew Hill with John Wooden. I can hear...
I find it quite curious that the day after many folks around the world celebrate Halloween, we find ourselves with more than we bargained for on November 1. Christians, celebrate All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day, in honor of all saints known and...
Today’s topic hit me like a brick when I was doing just that--embracing the uncomfortable. Why would anyone do such a crazy thing? It hardly makes sense. Or does it? Our nature as human beings is to try to better ourselves in some way. Perhaps we’d like a...
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...