Knee bone, and…the knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, and the thigh bone is connected to the hip bone…We’ve all heard this, and some of us grew up singing it. The fact is, we are all connected. So in having a challenge with one part of our body, we can focus on… Read more »
You just totally relaxed or just “chilled out” and took in the things around you? Good question, and I bet someone of us can’t remember that far back. We don’t even have to do anything, and that’s the funny part – remember, relaxing and “chilling out” takes no effort…only letting go. We don’t have to… Read more »
To success? Do we embrace it, and use it for inspiration to continue our success, or do we shrink back down, and consider it a “fluke”, and use it as a de-motivator. I have seen both, but we all need to be mindful of how we respond to our successes, because how we respond is… Read more »
Only to find out that you started out doing too much, too soon? We sometimes get ahead of ourselves, and the aches and pains of the exercise serve as a demotivator to keep up our plan. Usually time has passed since we were on an exercise program and we tend to start were we left… Read more »
Body moving and the mind to slow down. In the last century, we have transitioned our daily routine from our bodies doing most of the work, to our minds doing most of the work. It’s due mostly by advancements of machinery and technology and we’ve become more of intellectually driven society compared from a physical,… Read more »
Served up to us on a silver platter…it would be nice, but those are gifts, not opportunities. One of the greatest running backs in the history of football was Walter Payton, who retired as the all-time rushing leader. He didn’t need the entire football field open to accomplish his finest runs, he just needed one… Read more »
Repeatedly do. Some like to not think so, and try to be what they’re not, but people see through it. So, what we do…is really who we are. And we are viewed and measured, like it or not, by what we do, or by our actions, if you will…it makes sense, because how can we… Read more »
“Soak” it all in. Not to “zone out” but to “zone in”. We all need to “soak” on, the big picture of what has been going on in our lives, and to make a check list of what has worked and what hasn’t. And within the process, we need to “zone in” on what we… Read more »
To have someone say “It sure must be pretty cool being you”? Sweet, eh? Well, people notice, not what you do, but how you do it. Whether you drive a bus, teach, or sweep the streets – it’s not what you do, but how you do it…that makes the difference. Do we do what we… Read more »
In the May 10th blog titled “Starting to heat up, Folks” we talked about the importance of water, and based on the experiences of my colleagues and myself, we have learned that we as a nation are dehydrated and it results in health issues. To re-cap the amount, consuming 1 ounce of water for every… Read more »