When I was younger, I was told that learning history was important because “history repeats itself.” Then I heard a quote often attributed to Mark Twain… “History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.” No matter how we look at it, we must use the past to help us guide our future. The reason we…
I’m sure you have seen the videos online where they show an expert performing some type of activity, and the caption says, “What you think you look like.” Then they show a person performing that same activity, but failing miserably, and that caption says, “What you ACTUALLY look like.” It is pretty amusing, but unfortunately…
I have a very large oak tree in my yard. I often think of the fact that this enormous tree was once just an acorn. It’s mind-blowing to think that each tiny acorn that gets dropped from this tree has within it the potential to become a large, mature oak tree. I have always been…
To prioritize is to “determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance.” Notice the words relative importance. We tend to focus on and spend time and energy on, what is important. Important according to whom? Each one of us! This is why our days look so…
Imagine a giraffe asking another giraffe if it needs to eat plants or meat. Or a tiger asking another tiger if it needs to sleep eighteen hours per day or four hours per day. Or a dog asking another dog if it should get up and go for walks or just lay around all day…
Persistence is a great human quality that allows average people to do great things. It is often the person that sticks it out that achieves big things. When your body tries to tell you that you’ve got nothing left, it’s the strong mind that can push on. We recently visited The National WWII Museum in…
Most of you have heard about Red Light Therapy (a.k.a. photobiomodulation, or PBMT). It is a very powerful way to improve cell function, thus potentially impacting just about ALL health conditions. PBMT stimulates the release of free radicals from cells thus allowing more oxygen to be utilized by the cells. This results in increased cellular…
Have you ever talked with someone who speaks very highly of how hard they work or how much they have done, yet they do not seem to have the results that reflect the kind of effort that they are putting in? There are two issues that might be present there… they either are not putting…
Life is short! We’ve all heard those words. Ask any old-timer if their life has gone by fast or slowly, and they will all say fast. Even you, if asked, will most likely say that you can’t believe you are already this old. Time, for all of us, is slipping by. And even though we…
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. That is a staggering statistic. Over 100,000 people die each year due to properly prescribed medications. Wow! Another mind-blowing statistic. The U.S. ranks last overall “on measures of quality, efficiency, access to care, equity, and ability to lead long, healthy, and productive lives,…