Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) was the master of setting constraints. He once made a bet with a publisher at Random House that he could write a book using 50 words or less. His power to set limits paid off when Green Eggs and Ham sold more than 200 million copies and was Seuss’s best- selling… Continue reading Optimizing Yourself – Week 17 – Setting Constraints as Big as Dr. Seuss
Month: April 2014
Review of Week 16 – Open Space In My Heart For Blessings
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I cleaned out the cupboard in the laundry room where I put everything that I don’t know what to do with. I call it my procrastination cupboard, full of stuff I haven’t decided to throw out yet. It is where I look, if someone asks me where that thing-a-ma-gig… Continue reading Review of Week 16 – Open Space In My Heart For Blessings
Week 16 – Optimizing Yourself – Discard An Item A Day To Create BIG Space
This week, I am going to get rid of at least one item a day that is not useful, beautiful, or joyful, as Paulo Coelho says, in order to “open space in my heart for all the blessings” that this week will bring. What a positive feeling to open space in my heart for blessings… Continue reading Week 16 – Optimizing Yourself – Discard An Item A Day To Create BIG Space
Review of Week 15 – Spring Yard Cleanup
I cleaned up the rubbish in the yard for this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, and took a load to the landfill, packed away the snow shovel, and set up the tables and chairs and patio lights. When it rained for three days, it did thwart my planting and power washing plans. But I managed to… Continue reading Review of Week 15 – Spring Yard Cleanup
Optimizing Yourself – Week 15 – Spring Yard Cleanup in a BIG Way
I am going to pack away the snow shovels and ladders and bring out the weed eater and garden lights. I am going to clean up the grass and weeds that are growing again, and mulch up any lingering leaves. I will make a trip to the landfill with any rubble that has gathered in… Continue reading Optimizing Yourself – Week 15 – Spring Yard Cleanup in a BIG Way
Review of Week 14 – Optimizing Yourself – Get More Sleep BIG time
‘Photo by Michael Phillips https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeyphillips. This week I learned that I have made not getting enough sleep a habit, and habits take some time to break. I did manage to get about an hour extra of sleep each night, but I still did not get as much sleep as I need. By setting the goal to… Continue reading Review of Week 14 – Optimizing Yourself – Get More Sleep BIG time
Our Soul Animates Our Body and Mind
The soul is the essence of the man” – Socrates (470-399 BC) It has been said that our soul exists before we are born, and will continue to exist after we die. The soul is an elusive concept, yet every culture recognizes a spiritual part of us that is separate from the physical body, and… Continue reading Our Soul Animates Our Body and Mind
No Worry Curry at Cloverdale Rodeo Grounds
As we browsed through all the beautiful handcrafted items at the April Artisan Showcase at The Cloverdale Rodeo Grounds today, I was lured by the smell of aromatic spices, and to a man frying butter chicken sauce in a steamy pan, under the “Ace Curries To Go” sign. “Vick” introduced himself and offered us samples… Continue reading No Worry Curry at Cloverdale Rodeo Grounds
Optimizing Yourself – Week 14 – Get More Sleep BIG Time
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am simply going to work on getting more sleep, to make me healthier, more alert, and less tired. I will let you know how it goes next week.
Review of Week 13 – Nurturing Your Body in a BIG Way
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, instead of giving into the demands of daily life and feeling disconnected to my body, I took time to connect with my body. I awakened my olfactory sense with scented creams, soaps, perfume, and bubble bath. I wore soft, fleecy clothing against my skin. I connected to my life… Continue reading Review of Week 13 – Nurturing Your Body in a BIG Way
Thinking About Not Vaccinating Your Kids? Think Again!
Despite recent measles outbreaks in Canada and The US, some parents refuse to have their children vaccinated against the disease, and I think they are risking the lives of their children, and others. My brother got infected with the measles when he was one year’s old. That was in 1956, when there was no reliable… Continue reading Thinking About Not Vaccinating Your Kids? Think Again!