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Seat Belts and Angels

4. February 2011

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WARNING: This article could save someone’s life! While I’ve laughed at Bette Davis’s famous quote: “Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night!”, I’ve been truly careless when it comes to the use of seat belts. As a baby boomer, the logic goes, “Well, I’ve lived thirty-two years without a seat belt [...]

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Running on Empty

31. July 2010

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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 [...]

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The Lost Art of Writing

22. July 2010

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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 [...]

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Green Dumbbells & A Major Commitment

24. June 2010

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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 [...]

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The Greatest Body Tune-up – Exercise

23. June 2010

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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 [...]

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You Were My Legs

14. May 2010

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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 [...]

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Spice Girl Revelations

4. May 2010

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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 [...]

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