All Blog Posts Tagged 'courage' (22)

The holiday season is generally thought of as a time of joy and love, but for many people, it’s a time of loneliness. Many live far from family and miss seeing their loved ones this time of year; others dread going to holiday parties and New Year’s Eve celebrations without a partner and end up staying home; it’s also common for people to feel emotional distance from the people they’re with,…

Health & Wellness : Dec 2011 - Giving is the Best Way to Receive

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”     ~Kahlil Gibran

Have you ever wondered why it feels good to give and help others out or if there are actual measurable benefits for the giver as well as the…

GREATness Begins with Being GRATEful

Have you every thought about what it means to give thanks or how it can actually benefit the body?  Many celebrate and give thanks in the month of November for the previous years’ harvest and bounty, while also giving thanks…

            It’s hard to believe another month has come and gone!  Where oh where does the time go when you’re having fun?  Technically, time is the same whether we enjoy it or not, so why not embrace each moment as an adventure to create fun or at least something positive from each experience?  Being conscious and aware in each moment we are granted an opportunity to take those metaphorical…

Although it feels like a lifetime ago, six years ago on Breast Cancer Awareness Day (October 5, 2005) another breast cancer survivor statistic was created!  An emergency radical mastectomy was scheduled and performed as my family and friends, who had flown in, prayed for a miracle.    My team of doctors and nurses explained the sad reality that I might have waited too…

In order to have complete health and wellbeing, all parts of existence must be addressed and attention given.  More often than not, the emphasis has been placed on the physical aspects which are necessary as a means to work the muscle groups and all major organs.  However, as a human our health is dependent on three separate but interconnected pieces – seen and unseen.  The first is the most obvious…

OM Times Sept 2011 : Health & Wellness Editorial

Each month, as topics relating to our mental, physical or spiritual health are discussed, we are laying the foundation for a “RoadMAP” to healing that begins with(IN).   I have been inspired lately as I continue to see and connect with those creating change as they “just do –what they do!”  It reinforces what my belief that…