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Running on Empty
Early morning appointments can interrupt a daily routine. When you spill coffee down the front of your shirt and have to do a wardrobe change, it merely adds to the pressure of hitting the appointment on time. Having fallen prey to this problem, I hopped into my car and almost flew to the San Diego [...]
Continue reading...The Lost Art of Writing
22. July 2010
It was a major find. My heart skipped a beat! At the bottom of a musty, dust-filled trunk that hadn’t seen the light of day for decades, lay a packet of letters, abandoned for perhaps 130 years? There were 51 of them—yellowed and brittle with age. Each page was a treasure trove of love, gardening [...]
Continue reading...Green Dumbbells & A Major Commitment
24. June 2010
Yesterday was a decisive moment. I made a commitment to work up to an hour a day of exercise by September 23rd, the end of summer. For accountability purposes, it always helps to publicly declare one’s commitment to a goal. This morning, while stumbling out of bed, a set of 4 lb. green dumbbells were [...]
Continue reading...The Greatest Body Tune-up – Exercise
23. June 2010
If you are moving, it counts! While I generally am able to re-frame the least enjoyable items on my “To Do List” into more positive goals, when it comes to exercise, it’s a different story. Moan, groan, there are so many other things to do, right? So this article could have easily been titled “Note [...]
Continue reading...You Were My Legs
14. May 2010
Sailing, rollerblading, hiking, Taekwondo and running were part of the routine. It was the 90’s. Our lives were consumed with raising children, working, studying and playing. Health was taken for granted. I always joked that we’d have a rollerblading party when I turned 90. Fast forward to July of 2005. A visit to the neurologist’s office confirmed what [...]
Continue reading...Spice Girl Revelations
4. May 2010
It was presented as an opportunity during an early-morning coaching call. We were discussing the environment of our home and what we could do to improve it. Since the focus had been on the kitchen, I opted to clean out the spice cupboard. Along with miscellaneous grody containers, 5 jars of Cinnamon, a broken salt [...]
Continue reading...The Phenomenon of Time
9. March 2010
“Sweet childish days, that were as long, As twenty days are now.” William Wordsworth How often have we said, “Time flies.” It felt like we just finished a rollover into the next decade and it is already March. I begin work at 8:00 in the morning and somewhere around 12:30 p.m. I’ll come up for [...]
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31. July 2010
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