Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy

Comedian Louis CK riffs on our lack of appreciation for the wonders of our world in this clip from an appearance with Conan O’Brien in February 2009. And yes, I remember rotary phones. How about you? Of course, now replicas of rotary phones are sold in Pottery Barn as a decorating accessory. At least they’re [...]

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Joan Borysenko

Overworked, Overwhelmed (Free Webinar Download from HeartMath)

As I type this, I’m listening to a free webinar download from HeartMath, featuring best-selling author Joan Borysenko. Her newest book is Fried: Why You Burn Out and How to Revive Last Labor Day, September 6, Joan and her husband had to evacuate their home in Boulder, Colorado, to escape a 100-foot wall of fire. [...]

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HeartMath’s

The Inner Ease Technique: Free Guidance from HeartMath

Doc Childre, founder of HeartMath®, posits an intriguing idea: that the cause of much of our daily stress and overwhelm is because we have lost the connection to the intelligence of our own hearts. To reduce the inner turbulence we all feel, Childre suggests a simple technique, Inner Ease™, that helps increase the connection between [...]

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Getting Things Done, by David Allen

Are You Avoiding a Decision?

Have you seen David Allen’s monthly ezine, Productive Living? ECJNS7FE48VS Allen is the productivity guru of Getting Things Done® fame. His current issue features a short and sweet article with some common-sense advice about one of the many ways we procrastinate: decision-making. Here’s an excerpt: If you can’t decide about something, it means you lack [...]

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The Fit Swede

Heia! Heia! … Fitness Goes Social

As a young Canadian, I remember hearing time and again: “The average 60-year-old Swede  is more fit than the 30-year-old Canadian.” Although the TV public service announcement that introduced this embarrassing statistic aired only six times in 1973, the “horror” of the comparison sparked fierce debate for decades … and spawned a fitness revolution among [...]

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Leroy and Dartanyon

Prepare to Be Inspired

Oh, my goodness. I’ve only watched video #10 of this series, and I’m already mopping up tears. The video that turned on my waterworks is the story of two high school wrestlers, Dartanyon Crockett and Leroy Sutton. This beautifully constructed story is one of “The 10 Most Inspiring Videos on the Web,” as chosen by [...]

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troubles

And Our Problems Again Are What?

Yesterday I talked with a new friend (I’ll call her Valerie), who always has an upbeat attitude. She’s the Front Desk person in the bank where my late Mom had her accounts. Valerie was always so patient with Mom, and always has a million-dollar smile. As my Mom’s health began to worsen, I began to [...]

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