Often people will ask my wife and me if we have children, and my answer is, “We have three dogs and no children.” Some married folks with multiple children will frequently respond, “I can’t imagine not having children.”The truth of the matter is that I feel I have many children … [Read more...] about Imparting Hope
Positive Mental Thinking
Movement Is Medicine
The perks exercise can offer a person could fill a book, and they have. Physical activity can improve balance, help prevent chronic disease, aid in arthritis pain, and even improve our mood. According to the Centers for Disease Control, as an older adult, regular physical … [Read more...] about Movement Is Medicine
Finding The Fullness Of Life
How do we find the fullness of life? How do we learn to join the dance and sing the songs of life in all of its fullness? It seems to me that there are five essential steps that can be taken in order and each builds on the other. The more deeply these five elements are realized, … [Read more...] about Finding The Fullness Of Life
Finding Shelter With…Watercolor Wednesdays
Shelter is my guiding word for this year. It is a non-striving word. A shelter offers refuge, provides safety, and embraces calm and quiet. Time has a sneaky habit of slipping away. Disappearing down a rabbit hole. Getting frittered away with errands and household chores and … [Read more...] about Finding Shelter With…Watercolor Wednesdays
Motivated To Live A Healthy Life
Fitness inspiration Jeanne Ballard, age 70, has enjoyed a healthy fitness routine for several decades, but a cancer diagnosis at 53 took her workout routine in an unexpected direction: rowing on the water with a team of strong women.What is your fitness routine? My fitness … [Read more...] about Motivated To Live A Healthy Life