Wellness
Important Lessons
Well, here we are – 2021. As I reflect on this past year and look to the new one, I can’t help but also think about important lessons the year 2020 came with. I am ever more mindful of the Read more…
Life Events
This Holiday Season
The holidays are often stressful for people and there are usually a variety of articles on managing holiday stress this time of year. As 2020 draws to a close, this post will not be about that. Most of us now Read more…
Life Events
Thankful
I’ll be keeping Thanksgiving and the holidays much simpler this year, given all that’s been going on. Because 2020 has brought with it so many unanticipated challenges, I am feeling so much gratitude as I write this. I am thankful Read more…
Wellness
The Power of Small Decisions
When most of us think of making changes, we typically think in terms of our big goal, the end result. What we don’t always realize is that the small choices we make each and every day are working to build Read more…
Wellness
Remaining Positive and Focused in Uncertain Times
I was recently asked to speak on the topic “Remaining Positive and Focused in Uncertain Times,” at my local Chamber breakfast on November 4th, the morning after the election. It’s an important topic and seems to be top of mind Read more…
Wellness
What Are You Tolerating?
There’s been a lot of emphasis this year on being more tolerant – tolerant of different viewpoints, nationalities, cultural differences, and the like. That’s not what I want to talk about today. What I want to talk about is tolerations Read more…
Wellness
Under Pressure
COVID-19 has sent all of us into a new reality. You may be working from a home office for the first time, home schooling your children or working with your spouse or, like many, both. We are all trying to Read more…
Fitness
Exercise as Fun
Lots of people I know have been experimenting with different ways to get in workouts and stay fit during this time, and cycling is an awesome way to do that and get outside, too. Depending on where you live, you Read more…
Fitness
Yoga and Pilates
If you’re looking for some balance and inner calm these days – I know I am – yoga may be a great addition to your home workout. A yoga practice can increase your flexibility, balance, core strength and restore a Read more…
Health
Mixing it Up with Weight Training
In my last blog article, I discussed the fact that many of us are looking to find alternative ways to exercise, given that COVID-19 has required us to shelve our usual activities, at least for the time being. Today I’m Read more…