Creating an agenda for family meetings helps create a conversation flow. It relieves stress and anxiety through organized topics; each person has an opportunity to voice his/her opinions and receive and provide feedback from the rest of the family. The key with family meetings is to create an inviting and open forum for conversation. Nothing…
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Bird Feeding This is National Bird Feeding Month. This is a great time to learn more about the blessing of birds, nurture the bird population, and maybe even begin a new hobby of birding. Falling in love with birds can reduce your stress as you patiently experience their behavior, watch them eat, witness their beauty,…
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Don’t let the super bowl kill you… John Ryan, MD, FACC, FAHA, says that people experience an increased risk for heart attacks during the Super Bowl because it is a time when the major risk factors for heart disease occur at the same time, including eating poorly, smoking, drinking alcohol, and dehydration. Instead of just observing the Super Bowl you can…
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Your child has taken a treat from the cookie jar before dinner again – even after you told them not to… Now it’s time for action, but what is the best method of discipline? Recently, spanking has been a hot button issue. In the past it was a popular means of disciplining children. Now, many…
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10 Mindful Ways to Spark Creativity Did you make a creative New Year’s resolution this year? Maybe you want to write a book, start a podcast series, form a folk band, or create delicious new recipes. No matter what your goal is, you’ll need to boost your creativity to complete your innovative resolutions. With the…
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Thank you for trusting our message and commitment to save our people and our sacred planet. We need to learn to live mindfully now more than any other time in human history. We are experiencing a global pandemic with issues of massive anxiety, depression, mental illness, climate change, political unrest, and divisiveness. Our tagline, ‘One…
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When you’re in the middle of your workout routine, exhausted and ready to call it a day, you’ve probably thought to yourself: I wish I had a fitness trainer. You probably want someone to motivate you to finish that set and congratulate you after a hard day’s work. While there are some pros and cons,…
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Will you open your heart and give a different kind of gift this year? Volunteering during the holiday season is a win-win for everybody. There are many people and organizations within our community that would appreciate your help. By helping others you’ll make new friends and try new experiences. To get started, join a service organization that…
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Most of us feel as if we are a prisoner to time. We dread time and feel like time is a form of oppression. Most feed off a daily mantra of, “I’m exhausted,” and “I just don’t have enough time.” We are so stressed by time. We are overbooked, overworked, and overwhelmed! Chronically feeling that…
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Has work got you down? It’s normal to experience the occasional work-related blues. However, serious health problems caused by your job may lead to work burnout. Burnout impacts your productivity and enthusiasm at work, which can have terrible consequences for your job performance. It can cause significant health problems like anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia, poor…
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