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My wife and I walked the Camino de Santiago five years ago. In late August of 2016, we walked 500 miles in 30 days across Spain. While walking, I had hours daily to think about a myriad of subjects. I … Continue reading
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Blondie released the song, “One Way or Another” in 1978. It is a catchy tune. Sometimes we get a song in our brain and it lives with us for longer than a few minutes. A few days ago this tune came … Continue reading
Goals are objectives, aims, ends, ambitions, purposes, targets, aspirations – things to aim at or for – to pursue. Goals are not wishing. Wishes are desires, hopes, yearnings, cravings, wants, inclinations, etc. They are not a real need. Wishes would … Continue reading
A headline caught my attention today. 2000 Americans surveyed wanted a perfect body and would give up sex for a year, shave their head, stand in line at the DMV for a full day, give up all electronic devices for … Continue reading
I was listening to a radio show recently. A guest had published a book on health, fitness, and religion. He attributed the following statement to St. Francis de Sales, “Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you … Continue reading
One great way to learn something new is when your brain is in a relaxed, but aware state – the alpha state. The normal state of your brain during waking hours is the beta state. Beta brainwaves oscillate between 13 … Continue reading
I heard something recently that has makes a lot of sense. Finish every race you enter. I’ve raced a lot over the years – mostly 5K running races. But, there are a lot of races in life – and, … Continue reading
Confucius said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” When we begin a journey of a thousand miles, we have embarked upon a major goal in our lives. My wife and I walked the Camino de … Continue reading
Burnout is emotional exhaustion with a severely diminished interest in activities which used to entice or captivate you. Most of the time ‘burnout’ is work-related. Nonetheless, burnout can be personal, resulting from health, personal relationships, etc. Companies desire healthy productive workers … Continue reading
I was thinking the other day about how things have changed because of technological improvements. I was a fortunate kid because we had a television in our home in the early 50’s (yes that dates me a bit). In order to … Continue reading