If you’re out of shape, or looking for how to start running from scratch, read on. I was really out of shape for years and hated running. But with a little time and small steps, anything is possible. Here’s how I started slow and within a few months was running in my first 5K. Having [...]
Health & Fitness
Health and fitness can certainly add to our happiness. After all, we take care of things we’re grateful for. That doesn’t mean we have to become triathletes; but just think about how we’re treating ourselves.
Just to make certain we’re all on the same page, I’m talking about physical running here; with your feet and legs. Not running emotionally… for anyone who was looking for validation to run away from your problems. Sorry, won’t find that here. One of the side-effects of living a life filled with spiritual love is [...]
Love yourself and love for others becomes automatic. “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” -Dalai Lama While researching the term mindfulness as it relates to kindness, I came across an amazing little book titled Mindfulness in Plain English (Amazon *see bottom of post to find out how you can read it online [...]
Today I first want to encourage everyone to go check out Dena’s blog, Evolution You. Dena asked me to write a guest post on my experience with addiction and alcoholism. More specifically, how I overcome addiction each and every day. So please check it out, Overcoming Addiction Through Spiritual Growth. Now let’s talk a little [...]
The above picture is a note my mother attached to my luggage as a kid before I went away on my first big trip (which happened to be to the USSR). It has special meaning to me and she sent it to me in the mail yesterday. Three years ago today (March 12, 2006) was [...]
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