Action, Clarity, Goals, Living Fully
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
I was talking to a friend the other day who is deep into their personal transformation. We were discussing what to do when you don’t want to fall back on the old ways. We are so much about replacing the old with the new. Substituting new healthy patterns for the old, worn out negative ones. What makes you happy that isn’t destructive, fattening, expensive or defeats your goals People handle stress in so many ways. Are you a muncher?… Read More
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something. So that’s my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before. Don’t freeze, don’t stop,… Read More
Emotions, Goals, Honesty, Living Fully
NAUGHTY OR NICE
It’s that time of year when we’re making our lists and checking them twice. Here at G and T we end up making all sorts of lists. Lists trying to locate the headwaters of our issues; Lists of our goals, or mistakes, the wrongs we want to right and the things we are grateful for. And those are just a few. While many people start pondering turning over a new leaf on the strike of midnight on December 31st,… Read More
DREAMS, Guides, Happiness, Holidays
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
A few days ago I tweeted this picture of Clarence, the angel from Frank Capra’s iconic Christmas story, “It’s A Wonderful Life”. An impressive number of retweets followed, along with an outpouring of love for the film. My Instagram had the same effect. One comment seemed to accurately sum up the world’s opinion. elvis_grim_reaper “It must have been 11 years ago, maybe to the day.. I went to a matinee showing of “It’s a Wonderful Life” with my friend Josh.… Read More
Change, Courage, Discovery, DREAMS, Family, Fear
GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE HOLIDAYS
As I looked around the neighborhood I was amazed at what I saw. House after house decorated with beautiful Christmas decor. Look at that house! Lights. Garland. Trimming. The works. It looked so good. So warm and inviting. So loving and kind. Then there was my house. The one with no Christmas décor; No nothing ~ just dark, cold, and lifeless. My house seemed to be the only house on the block with no holiday cheer. That’s how I remember… Read More
Holidays, Living Fully, Mindfulness
THE MASTER OF NOW
His name is Marco. The other cats in the household call him Mister Marco. He and his sibs have been in the family for 10 years, gifted to us in our back yard, where they were born while we were on vacation. Have no idea who mom and dad were. Like many of the world’s wonderful creatures, these little guys provide unwavering loyalty, unconditional love, and sweet companionship. But as of late, I’ve realized that Marco is here for… Read More
HEALTHY GIFT IDEAS FROM DR. SHERRY
Living a healthy lifestyle is not just about making the healthy choices for yourself but also about exuding health in everything you do and that includes gift giving. How can we really call ourselves healthy if we pass unhealthy things onto others? Here is my list of last minute healthy gift ideas for anybody on your list. Edible Arrangements.These are beautiful all fruit arrangements which comes at a time of year where good fresh fruit can be hard to find. Franchises… Read More
THE GIFT OF THE SPIRIT
“IT’S BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE” This quote is attributed to so many sources from The Bible to Mark Twain and several in between. We can argue it’s better to give of ourselves than it is to give loot – so to speak. But, it is that time of year when the exchanging of gifts is part of the process of celebrating. On my other blog I do a lot of gift ideas. This year it was fun… Read More
PARTY LIKE A HEALTHY ROCK STAR
‘Tis the season of parties…every weekend. If you are lucky like me, in addition to holidays, you have a slew of birthdays in the next month too. With parties come buffets, persistent relatives, stress, lots of leftovers—and a shocking Jan 1 weigh in. In fact, studies have shown that the weight that people gain each year is gained largely during the holiday season. Healthy lifestyle means healthy partying. Here are 18 ways to make your party time a little healthier.… Read More
“LIVE YOU”
As anyone who has an iPhone knows the auto correct can sometimes be helpful and other times be so steeped in its own interpretations of what you want to say that it can drive you mad and at times humiliate you. Have you ever typed in a word over and over only to have the phone keep correcting you? “No Phone I mean grief not greed.” Lately whenever I attempt to type “Love You” my oh-so-smart phone corrects it to… Read More