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Word Power

Word Power

I was reading an article the other day that talked about sample interview questions. One of the questions was, “Tell me a time when you made a bad decision. What did you do?” This sparked my interest. Unless our instincts are yelling at us NOT to do something and we do it anyway, we naturally don’t set out to make bad decisions. Given the information we have at the time, we choose what we feel is best option. The word “decision” was jumping out at me and I wondered what

Every Day Can Be A Pay It Forward Day

Every Day Can Be A Pay It Forward Day

(Re-post from The Wellness Universe featured blog on January 3, 2017) During the holiday season, someone will get the urge to perform a random act of kindness for a total stranger. We’ve all heard of paying for the coffee order for the car behind you in the drive-thru and probably have done ourselves. It’s a great feeling and leaves everyone involved with a smile and positive thoughts for the day. So how can we generate more of this every day? First, let’s look at what pay

I Love You...No Matter What

The Energy of Conflict - Part 2

The Energy of Conflict - Part 2

In Part 1 of The Energy of Conflict, we discussed how listening to each other, looking for what people are not saying, and asking questions to gain clarity were all major keys in identifying how energetic cords are formed and how keeping conversations positive will result in a “win-win” for all parties involved. The next tips continue on this path and provide more real-life scenarios and insights to flip your typical thinking patterns. Be Switzerland We all tend to make judg

The Energy of Conflict - Part 1

The Energy of Conflict - Part 1

When there’s a lot of drama and conflict between two parties, we have a tendency to say we’re at our wit’s end or at the end of our rope. Little do people know how true that actually is. From an energetic standpoint, we are all connected. If we look at a spider web, we see all the different strands that hold the web together. Think of these as cords of energy and each person we come into contact with is another silky strand. Some will be short relationships and the stran

THIS is 50! - Childhood Memories

THIS is 50! - Childhood Memories

Something unusual caught my eye as I drove into the grocery store parking lot today. It was the Oscar Mayer wienermobile! Immediately the old jingle came to mind. “Oh I wish I was an Oscar Mayer wiener That is what I truly wish to be. Cause if I was an Oscar Mayer wiener, Everyone would be in love with me.” Its one of those songs that, even after 40+ years, still sticks in my head thinking of the little kids in the commercials singing along. You can’t help but smile! They

THIS is 50! - GIVING THANKS

THIS is 50! - GIVING THANKS

There is always so much to be grateful for and this time of year seems to bring that out in everyone. I subscribe to a number of different pages on Facebook that have positive quotes, many of which boil down to the more grateful you are for what you have, the more things will come into your life. Notice I didn’t say more “positive” things will come into your life. There will definitely be positives however, I think it’s important to realize that we need to be grateful for

THIS is 50! - STEP UP OR STEP ASIDE

THIS is 50! - STEP UP OR STEP ASIDE

Wow! What a week its been?!?! So much tension and fiery passion surrounding the election, Standing Rock, and that’s just stateside. Lots of things going on globally that no one is even taking notice about. Many people voicing their opinions and disappointments which is just breeding more fear and hate. One of my most memorable bosses, Debanne, always comes to mind when there are people moaning and groaning about problems. Debanne was my manager while working for American

Life’s Little Rewards - Good or Bad?

Life’s Little Rewards - Good or Bad?

Last week, I started thinking about what’s different about where I’m at in my health journey now as compared to say, 3 or 4 years ago. One of the biggest changes has been removing the “reward” system for doing good. You know the one, where you’ve eaten healthy all week or exercised at least 30 minutes a day, or meditated at least 10 minutes a day and now that its the weekend, you feel like you deserve a reward for “being good.” So what do we do, maybe have that fancy Starb

It Takes a Village, Literally!

It Takes a Village, Literally!

I know you’ve all heard the saying, “It takes a village,” especially in reference to raising a family. Have you thought about how it may “take a village” in raising or finding YOU? For years, whenever someone would ask if I needed help, my answer would be no. I wanted to prove that I was independent and could do things for myself. Plus, I had a vision of how things should be done or what the final outcome should look like and if it wasn’t going in that direction, then I wo

The Blame Game

The Blame Game

As I was raking leaves for the last time this season, an analogy came to mind and made me laugh out loud. The scene was someone with a leaf blower pushing all the leaves off his property. It reminded me of pushing blame onto others. Just like the leaves then become someone else’s problem to clean up, we move the blame off of us and onto someone else. Until the leaves all come back to our own yard, that is. We all do it and society lets us. Pushing blame off to others is

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