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Escaping the Clutches of Negativity

  • 9 min read

The world is a negative place. It certainly wasn’t designed that way, but the forces at work behind the scenes have made it that way. Everywhere you look there is something negative vying for your attention and more importantly your consideration. There is an entire host of things threatening potential health problems if you eat… 

Win the Day!

  • 6 min read

Have you ever felt worn down like maybe you have run out of energy? Or maybe you are having a good day and something comes up apparently out of nowhere that seems to zap away your strength? Perhaps you just feel bored with life and can’t seem to find anything that turns you on. These… 

Slow Down and Pay Attention…

  • 6 min read

Logic would seem to dictate that the faster you go, the further you would travel. However, life doesn’t really function that way. It seems we have all gotten it into our heads that speed equals progress. We fly through our responsibilities in an incessant effort to get more things done. We but half recognize what… 

Be Patient…

  • 6 min read

We live today in the culture of hurry. We want our food fast, our internet fast, our weight loss programs fast, our test results fast. We tend to seek out the quick fix, the shortcut. We don’t want to invest the time, just get it done, the sooner the better. Microwave beats stove top and… 

Chase the Appeal…

  • 6 min read

Have you ever considered why some memories remain in your mind out of all proportion to other memories? (I’m not talking about the things that scared you or that time you got in big trouble.) Certain smells, a song from the past, a phrase or expression, carry with them some wonder; a warmth you find… 

Slow Down to the Speed of Life…

  • 6 min read

All of this social distancing and requirements to stay home have inadvertently provided us with some important clues about how we have been living our lives. Most of us are moving too damn fast. We have so many things to do, much of which are self-inflicted, too many obligations, too many commitments. We have been…