Posts Tagged ‘ balance ’

Expressing Gratitude

Posted Feb 16th, 2010 and has 1 Comment »

I was browsing some photos looking for something different to put on my iPhone wallpaper when I came across one with an interesting quote by William Arthur Ward.  It was a picture of someone wrapping a gift and it said, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it.”
How true.  How many of us …



The Problem with Focusing on Tomorrow

Posted Nov 20th, 2009 and has 1 Comment »

I overheard two people talking the other day while I was waiting in line for something or another.  One person was telling their friend their plans for the upcoming weekend.  They described in complete detail where they were going, who they were going with, what they were going to do when they got there and how wonderful and perfect everything …



What Are Your “Rules to Live By?”

Posted Dec 23rd, 2008 and has No Comments »

I recently read an interesting post by Tom Hoobyar, a successful Silicon Valley CEO and Success Coach, called “Tom’s Twelve Laws of Life.”  They’re well worth reading and thinking about.
One of Tom’s 12 Laws that stuck a chord with me was Number 4:  You make your habits, and then your habits make you.  How true, especially when it comes to …



The Importance of Keeping a Journal

Posted Dec 9th, 2008 and has No Comments »

“Where does all the time go?”  This was the question at the top of my mind when I pulled out my journal and noticed that the last entry was almost a year ago.  An entire YEAR had gone by.  How the hell did THAT happen? … and I guess more importantly, where the hell was I?
I’ve kept a journal since …



Getting Your Knees Back Into Shape

Posted Nov 2nd, 2008 and has 1 Comment »

Ever bend down to pick up something off of the floor and had your knees pop and crack?  Do they feel stiff in the morning?  Do they seem to have lost some of their strength and flexibility?
Yeah.  Me too.  As we get older, our joints, especially our knees, tend to become stiff.  We begin to lose range of motion.
Most of …



Giving Thanks

Posted May 20th, 2008 and has 2 comments

Aren’t grandkids wonderful? In spite of tiring you out, don’t they make you feel young again? Doesn’t it make you feel like you have a second chance to correct all the mistakes you made bringing up your own kids?
I played tennis last night with my two sons (both now grown) and Brandon, my 8-year old grandson. We …