Month: September 2023
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An Attitude of Gratitude
Expressing gratitude and thanksgiving is one of the most encouraging and edifying things we can do for a fellow human being. Few things lift our spirits more than being on the receiving end of genuine expressions of thanks, gratitude and appreciation. When it comes to life-balance, an attitude of gratitude is a character trait we…
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Your body is an instrument not a hood ornament.
I’ve got a question for you, what’s your motive for taking care of your body? Why spend time on your physical well-being, by committing to healthy eating, getting enough sleep, doing cardio and resistance training to build muscle and tone your body? Is it to draw attention to yourself – look at me, don’t I…
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Time is short
We’ve all heard the statement time is short. Or time is short, make the most of it. Actually, time is short when you waste a lot of it. Roman philosopher Seneca said it well – “Life is long if you know how to use it. It is not that we have a short space of…
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Conscious consumption
Ok, I have a bunch of thoughts going through my head right now. I’m going to bring up several things that at first may not seem to be connected but stay with me. 1) I can’t stand it when I’m at the gym and some guy at the sink is running the faucet full blast…
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Simply Simplify
The word simplify means to make something less complex or complicated, plainer and easier. You may have heard the story that during the height of the space race in the 1960s, The U.S. spent millions to create a pen that would write in space while the Russians simply used a pencil. It’s a great story,…
The Rest Stop 