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How To Create More Happy Moments
Happiness is so crucial to our health and well being. It's important to spend time on a regular basis, reflecting on what makes us the happiest. What was your favorite day, hour or moment over this past year? How did this experience make you feel? How can you recreate...
What Can we Learn From our Pets?
Those of you who know me, know that I'm a huge animal lover! Our 2 dogs, Scrappy and Milo, are a big part of my life. I spend a lot of time with them, and have learned quite a bit from them. We can all learn from our pets when we take the time to pay attention to...
Stop Misery in its Tracks
Winter is only around the corner now, and a lot of us are starting to feel down right miserable. This year, stop your misery in its tracks, before it grows. Control your negative thinking. This quote resonates with me because it emphasizes the importance and power of...
How to Be Social After a Period of Isolation
I'm not going to lie, during a couple of weeks back in the spring, when my husband and I were really into the habit of working from home, then relaxing on the couch while watching Netflix most evenings, the thought of being social and having 3 or 4 social plans over...
Do You Dread Bathing Suit Season?
With summer finally here, there are a ton of people, females in particular, who aren't happy because they don't want to be seen in a bathing suit. And this is really too bad. Why are so many females embarrassed to be seen in beach attire? Why Bathing Suit Season is...
Active Meditation Helps Me De-stress
I've read about active meditation in the past, but I used to think you had to fully immerse yourself in the more traditional forms of meditation, like mantra meditation, to truly reap the rewards of this practice. During this stressful year, I learned how wrong I was....
The Power of the Mind-Body Connection
When you slow down and take time to figure out what your body is telling you, you'll figure out pretty quickly that your body is often just as smart as your brain. To be the healthiest and strongest version of yourself, you need your mind and body to be working...
My Blind Dog Taught me About Resilience
August 23, 2020 was a game changing day at our house. Our poor little 10 year old Boston Terrier Scrappy, woke up completely blind. There was no real reason for it. He had been carrying about his normal lifestyle the day before, and we had no real idea this was...
This Helps Push You More During a Workout!
We've all experienced it. Those days when we absolutely don't feel like working out. When the minutes at the gym just crawl by, making an hour stretch out into what feels like eternity! When you're feeling this way, there's a very simple tool that will help keep you...
Self-Care is Necessary for Your Health
During these stressful and unpredictable days, taking time to care for yourself, is crucial. Self-care is the time you spend on and for you. It is any activity that makes you feel happy, relaxed and whole; like you're living your best life, even our current...