Resting Prevents Disease We feel as if we should always be busy doing something so we don’t get labelled as lazy. But resting is the exact thing you need to do in order to have a burst of energy and keep your motor running. This past weekend I went to float in the mineral pools… Continue reading Resting Prevents Disease
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The Miracle of Reiki
I have a low-grade pain on my side, that gnaws at me like the drops of water that eventually erode a mountain. Most of us have pain, be it physical, mental, or both. We can’t turn down the volume on pain, so we are of one of two camps: We never tell anyone about… Continue reading The Miracle of Reiki
Kids Like it When Something Goes Wrong
There was no need to hire a clown for my seventh birthday. Six girlfriends and I piled into my Dad’s huge 1960 Chevy station wagon to drive to the skating rink for my party. But his car wouldn’t start, so he got out and pushed it. But he slipped and fell in the mud. When… Continue reading Kids Like it When Something Goes Wrong
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 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
Optimizing Yourself – Week 13 – Nurturing Your Body Each Day in a BIG Way
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going to nurture my body each day. Feeling your breath going in and out is the easiest way to connect with your body. Focusing on breath makes you present, and rids your mind of obsessive thinking, as your thoughts transfer into your body. This creates peace and… Continue reading Optimizing Yourself – Week 13 – Nurturing Your Body Each Day in a BIG Way
Review of Week 11 – Go BIG with Eating 6 Small Meals a Day
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I ate six small regularly scheduled meals a day instead of three big meals. For the first four days, it felt like an inconvenience to stop and prepare so many small meals when I didn’t feel hungry, but as I continued to follow the schedule, by the fifth day,… Continue reading Review of Week 11 – Go BIG with Eating 6 Small Meals a Day
Review of Week 49 – Optimizing Yourself – Clearing Clutter with Feng Shui
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I purged my clutter following the principles of feng shui. I cleared many items that didn’t have a place, or that I no longer needed, used, or loved. Those items were providing stagnant energy and blocking the flow of energy, or chi, in my house. Creating some space allowed… Continue reading Review of Week 49 – Optimizing Yourself – Clearing Clutter with Feng Shui
Optimizing Yourself – Week 49 – Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013 – Feng Shui Winter Clutter Clearing
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going to do the feng shui exercise of going through each room and filling up a bag to give away, sell, or recycle. The goal of filling a bag per room will help me identify which items I don’t use, don’t like, or don’t have a place… Continue reading Optimizing Yourself – Week 49 – Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013 – Feng Shui Winter Clutter Clearing
Optimizing Yourself – Week 47 – Nov 11 – 17, 2013 Take Some Time “To Be”
When the weather turns cold and dark, I miss the light and warmth and sunshine, and my energy and immunities dip, and the way to make myself feel better is to take some time to be. Last week I was busy dealing with cars – selling one, buying another one, and having another one overhauled,… Continue reading Optimizing Yourself – Week 47 – Nov 11 – 17, 2013 Take Some Time “To Be”