It’s a big deal, this New Year thing. Every year we wish everyone we know a better year than the year before. We also reflect on our own accomplishments, and blunders, in order to make resolutions about what we want to accomplish in the coming year. This tradition almost sounds religious. The Time of Our […]
A Book Review – Before Bethlehem, by James Flerlage At this time of year we see the familiar Nativity scene as part of many Christmas decorations or pageants. The stories we hear and the scenes we view have been handed down in oral and written traditions for the past 2000 years. But how much do we really understand about the […]
This past Sunday the message was given by Rev. Richard Buessing. This is a special time of year because everyone gets into the spirit of giving. They volunteer at soup kitchens, give to the Salvation Army, perform musicals, and give gifts to one another. Thanks and giving are 2 beautiful words that we all share. So thank […]
A sky mottled with blue peeking through dark clouds drew my eyes upward as I left the grocery store. Then I noticed faint colors emerging on both sides of my visual horizon above the trees. My uplifted face caught a few raindrops as I walked across the parking lot toward my car oblivious to anything […]
I think out of all the nations around the world America is the country where there is the strongest notion that we have a right to be happy. It’s wrapped up in the American dream and is viewed as some kind of birthright. It’s encoded in the Declaration of Independence and reinforced in our religious […]
It seems like every day I hear talk about calories. I know people who’ve successfully lost a lot of weight by cutting calories, but they gain it back. Dieting and cutting calories have even been shown to predict future weight gain!1 Put simply, cutting calories is not an effective way to be healthy, even if […]
Only God’s Love Can Make Our Hearts Full We all want to live life to the fullest but often miss the single most important ingredient: God. We presume talent, drive, luck and a healthy dose of self-confidence will take us to where we want to go but eventually we hit a brick wall. To live […]
One question that I often get asked is, “How do I shop for healthy food?” I’ve gone through a lot of different phases in shopping for food, and my own take on this has evolved a lot over the years. I get that it can be very confusing for people who are trying to eat […]
This will be my last post for 2013. I would like to take this chance to thank you for reading my posts on health and wellness. I’m just getting started, but I hope that there have already been insights and information here that have been valuable for your life. When I look at my old […]
Do we really need another dippy love poem? Well of course we do. What a question. “Every man should plant a tree, have a child and write a book.” So says the Talmud and/or Cuban patriot and writer Jose Martí. Everyone should also write a poem of love. At least one time. This poem was […]
