FANTASY*ADVENTURE*PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
The New Year is approaching and you would really like next year to end a little better than this year. Maybe you had planned to lose a few pounds or get into better shape by the end of the year but you’ve packed on a few pounds and after a great start last year you…
Feeling stuck? Did you set a SMART goal and reach a plateau? Maybe you’re like me and you started out to lose weight, become more flexible, and increase your physical strength. My goal is to be fit and active and well, I want to hit the middle of my BMI. I did amazing when I…
Hiking is an adventure. It is enjoyed one step, one view, one flower or rock or plant at a time. Each observation, each sound, each smell or taste or touch, brings you into the present moment. It is about being in the woods right where you are, right now. I took my granddaughters on a 2…
We all have limiting beliefs that keep us from reaching our goals and even dreaming our dreams. When I was twelve, I had a conversation with an adviser about my desire to be a professional piano player when I grew up. I was told if I wanted that I should have started years ago, I…
We can only imagine what the beginning of man’s existence was like and to this day no one has been able to verify exactly what happened to create the planet but we do know that at some point the earth took on form and was filled with light. I believe the Genesis 1 account, “In the…
It’s not always about you. I struggled for years with the whole idea of yoga because of the spiritual implications. “Was practicing yoga going to somehow slap my God in the face because of its false teachings and false worship?,” I wondered. I talked to many spiritual leaders that I trusted and never really got…
Research suggests that our western culture is doing us a great injustice by our preoccupation with independence. I will be exploring this topic in great detail over the next few months but for now let me emphasize that we need connection. Our social environments play a key role in our mental health. In Lost Connections,…
This point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, is the most solemn time of the year. Although the days are getting longer, they are still not longer than the nights. It is still dark before dinner and getting up before the sun in the morning, doesn’t mean you got up early. The good news is…
I may not be excited about it getting cold outside but I am excited about having my tower inside for the winter. Curious is more like it. Last time I had an indoor garden, I used hydroponics and tried to grow tomatoes and peppers. None of my tomatoes formed any fruit and I think I…
My October goal is met. I am on target for reaching my ideal BMI (click link to find yours) by the new year. I didn’t have a specific number in mind for October but I wanted to see progress every week. I wanted to figure out what I needed to do to lose the extra…