Since being diagnosed with Chronic Epstein Barr Virus (now CFS) back in the 80’s, there are have many times when I have been in physical pain – joint and muscle pain, primarily In the mid-90’s, I had disc in my neck pressing on the nerve and it was excruciating. Recently I have been bothered by […]
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Walking can change your life? Wow, that is a big claim. But I believe it to be true and studies have shown the many benefits. But how can it change your life? I started walking regularly for my exercise back in the mid-1970’s. I did some running, until I got pregnant and then I stopped
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Let’s be frank about this. I am a bust at mindful eating. When I am eating alone, I fix my food, I sit down and eat while reading a magazine and half-watching the TV. I barely pay attention to what I am eating, although I know that it is healthy (plus for me). With so
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About six years ago I was told I had a very high sensitivity to gluten. I immediately discontinued eating gluten. A couple years later I found out I have one of the genetic markers for Celiac disease. Needless to say, I am very careful about my eating. I read labels very carefully and eat mostly
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Have you ever thought to yourself, “I know it’s time to move it off this couch,” a.k.a. exercise, “but I just don’t feel like it?” I have that thought sometimes, even though I know I will feel great once I’ve done it. This week my husband and I saw Bruce Springsteen (The Boss) and the
Last weekend I went on a silent retreat in the wilds of Alabama at Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat Center in Holy Trinity, AL. I really was looking forward to it, because I had too much going on in my brain – you know the “too much to do, not enough time to do any of
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I must admit I am tired today. Yawning through church. Low energy. No, no late-night holiday reveling. I think what I have is post-holiday letdown. And this year I really didn’t stress about gift-buying and giving too much. My sister’s stroke in September cast a whole new light on what is important and what to
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“How was your summer? Did you take any trips?” As the summer winds down and the kids go back to school, I have found that people keep asking how my summer and vacation went. When I think back over the summer, some of the first things that come to mind are the things that were
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Have you ever tried a new exercise regime in hopes of breaking the boredom of your regular routine? Have you ever decided to try something again that used to be fun, hoping that it will light a new fire under you? Recently, I wrote about how to heal perfectionism by trying something new, having some fun,
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Today I am having an official Coming Out party. It is time to show the world who I am and whose I am. I am tired of hiding parts of myself from the world in fear that some people may be turned off or, heaven forbid, they might not like me. So here it is,