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What Makes Deep Breathing Exercises Powerful?
Don’t do it, and you’ll die. If I do it too fast I’ll pass out. We do it when you sleep. We do it when we drive. We should do it purposefully when we exercise. What is this practice we all do? BREATH. Ah yes, breathing. Health awareness has exploded, as with this many...
The Right Path to Being a Happy Healthy Person
Do the stuff that you know you should do. That’s it. You know what’s healthy. You know what isn’t healthy. You know what makes you happy. You know what doesn’t make you happy. You know the answers. Take care of your body. Take care of your mind, your stress, your...
The Slim Margin: Fit and Happy or Unhealthy and Sad
You know that feeling you get when you’re tired, hungry, bummed out, or all three? Think about the impulse decisions you’re emotionally twisted. I can’t say that I choose the best options when in this state. In my personal and professional opinion, decisions we make...
Key to Happiness #10: I Call My Mother Once a Week
Let me start off by stating the reality of this situation is ‘try my best’ to call and talk to my mom on the phone on a weekly basis. This is something that I am working on, but am quite aware it plays an essential role in level of joy in my life. Sometimes it...
Key to Happiness #9: I Set Guardrails
What is a guardrail? The most common type is a barrier that we see on roads and highways used as a precautionary measure. Hopefully you won’t need them, but they are there ‘just in case’. How does this analogy apply in my life? What ‘just in case’ guardrails have I...
Key to Happiness #8: Knowing My Priorities
I have three priorities in my life. My Health: spiritual, mental, emotional, and physicalMy family and close friendsMy business What is most important to me in my life? This was a serious question I asked myself back in 2014 when I contemplating starting my own...
Key to Happiness #7: Strong Social Support Network
I have outlets to discuss openly what is going on in my life. This comes in the form of groups or a trusted friend or family member who listens to me. The purpose mutually beneficial. We discuss what is going on inside our heads. What is going on inside our soul. We...
Key to Happiness #6: Following Through with What I Say I Will Do
How many times have you agreed to do something only to have forgotten it at the end of the day or week? You are not alone! If you say that you are going to do something, then it should be done and when someone tells you they are going to do something, you expect the...
Key to Happiness #5: Having Something to Look Forward To
The power of anticipation. It truly is remarkable. You could be having a rough week, but if you have fun weekend plans you can power through the drudgery. Having something to look forward to gives me energy. It makes tedious tasks like doing my taxes, doing laundry,...
Key to Happiness #4: Acceptance of Down Days
They will happen. Once I accepted this I became OK with the fact that sometimes I’m not going to feel great. Even though I have bountiful health, access to plenty of healthy food, and am surrounded by amazing people, sometimes I wake up grumpy. It doesn’t happen...