We all understand peer pressure. People, especially teens and young adults can get caught up in following the crowd or the wrong people with devastating results. As parents, we educate and warn our children about it. But it never goes away. Who we follow matters. On social media we follow people, companies and groups. We …
How did you sleep last night? If you are like most Americans, maybe not well. I haven’t been sleeping as well as usual due to my knee. I wake up every few hours. It’s having an impact on my attitude, memory and my days in general. Though improving, I know the poor sleep has impacted …
I like to move quickly; physically and figuratively. But I am learning there are times when it’s better to go slow. At the very beginning of my knee recovery, I had a machine to very slowly bend my knee. It felt good to move my knee slowly. Now, move slowly has become a mantra for the …
Ever hear the saying “Life is 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it”? I like that phrase, because much of life is “how we take it”-our thoughts and subsequent actions based on said thoughts. Perception can become reality in our minds. In Paul’s letter to the Romans chapter 12 verse 2 …
Life changes quickly which I have been very mindful of this week. Even though I anticipated changes with my knee surgery, I couldn’t anticipate everything, which has me mindful of many things. Each has its own lesson to learn. Here’s one for each day of the last week. While being mindful this week I: Realize …