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 [...]
During the summer of 1989, just out of High School, I spent three weeks in the USSR. The above picture is a note my mother hid in my luggage that I found while on the trip March 12, 2006 was the darkest among many dark days for me. Later it would be defined as the [...]
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