Research shows that having a reason to wake up can help us live up to seven good years longer. Through mindfulness and purpose workshops, we teach people how to shed stress, live in the moment, and connect with their innate gifts. Then we help them find opportunities to match their passion with commitment to deepen their sense of purpose.
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Month: May 2019
Healthy Living Tip ~ Ditch the Blues
Feeling lonely, gloomy, uncertain? Nearly everyone has had the blues at one time or another. You can get stuck in these feelings so much that they drag you down.You don’t have to be stuck! You can overcome the blues and beat depression. GET OUT OF BED: One of the most important things you can do is get up at about the same time every morning (even weekends). Preferably, that means about 7 a.m. or earlier. You might not feel like it but Get Up. Such regularity helps your body function more normally so you’re more likely to feel normal.
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Writer’s Wisdom ~ Write Every Day
Exercising is a good analogy for writing. If you’re not used to exercising you want to avoid it forever. If you’re used to it, it feels uncomfortable and strange not to. No matter where you are in your writing career, the same is true for writing. Even fifteen minutes a day will keep you in the habit. ~ Jennifer Egan
Idea of Death by Hafiz
How
Fascinating the idea of death
Can be.
Too bad, though,
Because
It just isn’t
True.
Hafiz
Today’s Reflection ~ Happiness
It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple. ~ Tagore
Longevity Tip ~ Move Naturally
The world’s longest-lived people live in places that nudge them to move naturally. Working with city planners, schools, and worksites, we reshape communities so people naturally move more each day without thinking about it. We make it fun to leave home and participate in activities, enjoy an active commute, or easily walk to restaurants.
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Healthy Living ~ Drink Up – H2O, That Is.
Drinking water is so imperative for staying healthy, energized, and even losing weight. There are so many reasons to stay hydrated—hunger is often disguised as thirst, it boosts your metabolism, and water is the best energy drink available, he says. To find out exactly how much water you should be drinking, divide your body weight (in pounds) by two and aim to drink that many ounces of water every day (1 ounce = 23.8 grams for metric readers)
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Writer’s Wisdom ~ Importance of Reading
Read at the level at which you want to write. Reading is the nourishment that feeds the kind of writing you want to do. ~ Jennifer Egan on Reading & Writing
The Loving Heart ~ Lorraine Hansberry
Someone may love you because you are clever
Someone may love you because you are wise
Someone may love you for beauty or humor
The fun in your heart or the light in your eyes.
But if there is one who discovers your failings
And love all the good and bad that is you
This is the love that will last you forever
This is the love that will always be true.
Today’s Reflection ~ Sense of Wonder
If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder. ~ Ray Bradbury
