1. Awesome goal someone shared with me this week… A patient was heading to the park with her two young sons after her appointment in our office. We talked about how good it was for kids to get outside. She said that she has a goal of spending 1,000 hours outside with her kids this…
I remember weeding flower beds in our yard growing up. My mother would give us that little tool that looks similar to a screwdriver, except the metal end is shaped more like a triangle with two teeth-like points on the end. She would send us out, reminding us, “Make sure you get the roots!” This…
1. Product I love… I committed to taking really good care of my teeth years ago. Poor oral health has been linked to other systemic health issues, including heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and even some cancers. Flossing is a critical part of caring for my teeth. About a year ago, I started using…
Do you ever stop and ask yourself why you do things the way you do them? We tend to go through our days on what could be called autopilot. It’s been said that we have 60,000 thoughts per day, and that 90% of those thoughts are repetitive. Nearly 50% of our daily activities are habitual,…
1. News story that made me think… You might have seen this story about a property in Tennessee in the middle of a huge flooded area. It was reported by The Weather Channel. In the middle of miles and miles of completely flooded land, one property sits perfectly dry and protected. It is a very…
What do you think will end your life? It’s a tough question because this is something we just can’t know… and it’s something we really don’t want to think about. Unfortunately, these days, dying of “natural causes” is rare. Although deaths from accidental injuries is in the top five leading causes of death, just about…
1. Great thing I learned about and got to witness this week… I am a BIG fan of just about anything that honors our Veterans. These men and women deserve so much more than they get after serving our country, upholding our freedoms, and protecting the rest of us that stay back and get to…
We all want the good things in life. We crave deep, meaningful relationships, leaner and fitter bodies, financial independence, and a job we love. For most people, the desire for a better life ends right there, as a desire. It’s not that we aren’t willing to work for what we want, it’s that most of…
1. Great movie scene I re-watched this week… Certain movies have scenes that we remember forever. There is a scene in the movie Hugo that I have re-watched numerous times and think of often. It’s the scene where the orphan boy Hugo Cabret, who is living in a Paris train station, is explaining to his…
The incredible success of the human species is the result of many factors. We have been very good at hunting and gathering. Our ability to move to new, more productive land has been critical. Language development, our use of fire, and our ability to make and use tools have all been essential to our success.…