1. Wellness tip… As the weather breaks from time to time, we need to capitalize on it. GET OUTSIDE!!! The best exercises are walking, hiking, biking, running, etc. It was sooooo good to see my neighborhood booming with outside activity this week. The fresh air, the sunshine, and moving your body are critical to optimizing…
I distinctly remember a conversation between my parents and me, and I am guessing many of you had the same conversation. Parents: “Why would you do something like that?” Me: “Everyone else was doing it.” Parents: “If everyone else jumps off a bridge, would you do that?” Room goes silent. There is something that plagues…
1. Product I love… I owned this alarm clock for over a year, but never took it out of the box until two months ago. It is the Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light. I LOVE this thing! Their description is this… Colored Sunrise and Sunset Simulation, 5 Natural Sounds, FM Radio & Reading Lamp. Basically, it…
You are lazy. Don’t get upset with me for saying that… I am lazy, too. Humans, as a species, are lazy. We weren’t always like that. But as we’ve evolved, and life has gotten easier, it seems we have an eternal quest to see how easy we can make things. Knowing that we have this…
1. Video clip I saw this week… Tony Robbins teaches some of the best success strategies. And I love when success isn’t tied to the amount of money you have, the size of the house you live in, or the number of possessions you have. Everybody likes the idea of being financially abundant, living in…
We are living in very strange times. Depression and loneliness are at an all time high. People are frustrated, angry, and concerned about the future. I’d like to say that things are about to turn around, but I don’t believe they are. So, what should we do? Give up? Throw in the towel? Crawl in…
1. Movie I watched… A patient recommended the movie, The Railway Man, which is a story described by IMBd like this… “A former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still…
I was speaking with a friend a few weeks ago when he said something that got me thinking. He stated that if 90-95% of scientists agree on something, then it is most likely going to be true. I nodded as if agreeing, but needed a little more time to process that before engaging in a…
1. App I’m using… I’ve committed to daily meditation, which I do each morning. Like most people, my brain wanders, my thoughts never stop, and I need help with meditation. I am thrilled with Calm, a meditation app. I am currently doing a 30-day series on Calm called How to Meditate. I’m loving it! The guy guiding that course…
Two headlines… Small Boy Saves the Life of Elderly Woman… and… Car Thieves Steal Twelve Cars in One Night. Which one sells more papers or gets more internet clicks? Most likely, the one about the car thieves. Why? Because of something called the negativity bias. The negativity bias, according to Wikipedia, “is the notion that, even when of…