Fast Food Friendship: Simple Social Solutions
I joined Facebook because everyone told me it was the in thing to do. “Step into the 21st Century, Mare, it’s a fabulous way to stay in touch and good for business.” I have to say, I liked it…for about a week.
Day one was great fun. I filled out the information, decorated my homepage, loaded [...]
Forget New Year’s Resolutions Try a Simple Baby Step…
A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. ~Author Unknown
There is a study that says that most people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions; in fact, only 8% follow through on them. If you are an “8 percenter,” keep up the good work. If not, don’t drop out [...]
Stress for Success… One Size Does Not Fit All
I often joke that if stress were a dress, I’d wear a size 2! As a little girl, I was afraid of everything: moving escalators, the sound of a train, the first day of school. I interpreted the ever-changing environment as chaos.
Momma worried about my coping skills. It’s ironic that as an adult I thrive [...]
BANISH THE BLOAT EATING FOR ENERGY, SIMPLY
“Time is money.” For many career women, the ever-increasing competitive workplace may result in the pressure to forego lunch for a cup of Starbuck’s “rocket juice.”
You are not alone. According to the American Dietetic Association 53 percent of all workers take a half hour or less for lunch and more than 50 percent work more [...]
Just Breathe.
A simple way to good health
Most of us breathe to survive, but not to thrive. We know that deep breathing can calm, soothe, restore energy and relieve stress, but did you also know that deep breathing can rev up energy levels, heighten senses, build aerobic capacity and even promote weight loss?
Fitness 02
Though not a substitute [...]
Discover your workout personality… through chocolate
The next time you mindlessly pop a piece of chocolate in your mouth, stop, simply savor and take note of the piece you crave. In your selection may lay the key to your fitness workout personality. Motivation is described as feelings that drive you toward a particular objective; like maintaining your weight during the stress-filled, [...]
A Ruminator’s Tale…
From Anticipation to Anxiety
I’VE PLANNED
I wake up feeling punch-drunk. Between the pink sponge rollers pulling my hair and the eager anticipation of the big day ahead, I didn’t get much sleep. Today is the happiest day of my life. It’s my first day of first grade at St. Peter the Apostle Elementary School. I reach [...]
A Simple Equation: FACING FEARS + (- PERFECTIONISM) = SUCCESS
A Simple Equation: FACING FEARS + (- PERFECTIONISM) = SUCCESS
One of the few things I’ve put off in life is college. I’ve easily justified not going back because I’ve accomplished a lot without a formal degree. I already feel a sense of health, wealth and happiness.
But the fact is I have a fear. I [...]
Ride the Wind Living in Flow Motion
In a world where persistence, speed and complexity are perceived as the preferred way to live, how often do you make things harder than they should be?
DOWN, GIRL!
When I moved to Sarasota, Florida from Washington, DC, I traded in my sleek French Motebecan touring bike that had weathered 100- mile-a-day trips through the hills of [...]
Take A Plunge Into The Fountain Of Youth…Sink, Swim or Simply Float
TAKE A PLUNGE INTO THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH…
SINK, SWIM OR SIMPLY FLOAT
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. Satchel Paige
It’s doubtful whether Mr. Paige ever performed a “down dog” in bike shorts after age forty and was faced with the reality of “droopy knees.” Most people would [...]
