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 a remedy for the specific part, in the short term, but we have to work on the body as a whole for long term health.

For example, we can have trouble with a musculo-skeletal problem in our body, affecting a joint, but if we are not exercising or routinely, any remedy will be short term, as the joint will only work, long term, if it’s put through the proper range of motion that exercise gives it.

This goes for all challenges within our body – we can fix the problem but we must address the cause.

Yours in “Health” – Coach

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 be in a meditation room or behind the TV…with a TV – that’s called “zoning out”.

We can be at a baseball game or at the beach or even while we commute on the train. All we need to do is nothing.

Just sit quietly and take in take in everything that is going on and appreciate the beauty of it all. When we do, we experience what really is, and who we really are.

Yours in “Stop and Observe” – Coach

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 a huge factor in our future.

Yours in “Being Mindful” – Coach

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, task driven society…

In keeping up with the shift, we need to focus on balancing our minds and bodies to attain the “right mix”.

So giving a break to something that seems to be always engaged – our minds – while we get the other thing working – our bodies – is a great plan to balance out what needs to be balanced out.

Yours in Balance – Coach

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 opening and he would do the rest.

What he said, pertaining to the opening was, “!8 inches, that’s all I need”.

What do you need?

Yours in “Opportunities” – Coach