“This human tendency to look for outer causes for our moods is the greatest addiction on our planet.” -Richard Rudd I’ve been teaching an acronym for quite some time called STOP. It says, never try to solve a problem, make a major life decision or resolve a conflict when you’re SAD, TIRED, OVERWHELMED or PISSED OFF. The point is that we often tie ourselves into knots trying to get closure through action, when we’re …
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“Everything has beauty. But not everyone sees it.” -Confuscius My friend, Barry, has perfected the art of sitting still on the back porch with a handful of birdseed long enough for a couple squirrels to climb into his lap and eat out of his hand. He thinks they’re about the cutest creatures he’s ever seen (trumped only by chipmunks, which he also attracts in a similar way). I’ve got another friend who hates squirrels, calling …
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Last night, I wrote a Facebook post out of frustration at not being able to reach a few colleagues and potential business partners after repeated attempts. I was blown away that these people were able to completely ignore my communications, and I shared my reaction to it. Upon venting my frustration on Facebook, I received close to a hundred responses in just a few hours; mostly from people agreeing with me that such behavior is …
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Years ago, while I was a chiropractor, I studied nutrition from the cutting edge research being conducted largely at universities and hospitals in Europe. America had yet to place any emphasis on the importance of nutrition. Medical physicians and leading “authorities” in the US scoffed at the notion that your diet could affect your well being. Those that had some belief in the importance of nutrition often still hadn’t the slightest notion of what constituted …
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“If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.” -Geena Davis “I could join a home-based business….BUT most of them are scams.” “I could get my real estate license…BUT there’s too much competition where I live.” “I could get a real job…BUT I’d make less than I now get from welfare.” “I could teach swimming…BUT I’d have to first get an operation I need to correct a muscular imbalance.” “I could get my drivers license to …
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