I believe the overwhelming majority of people enjoy celebrating “milestones”. Some examples include: Celebrating a special birthday, such as turning 21, 30, 40, 50 etc. Passing a certain anniversary of marriage, such as 10 years, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 Having spent a significant amount of years at a work position such as 20 years, 30 […]
Recently, I read that a 1960’s singer, Bobby Rydell passed away. One of the roles he was most known for however, was in the 1963 movie “Bye Bye Birdie”. This very dated musical also starred a very young Ann-Margret and Paul Lynde, one of the original guys in the old Hollywood Squares television game show. […]
How “happy” are YOU? That is a difficult question for any of us to answer. “Happiness” is a subjective sensation and there is certainly no exact “measuring” system to ascertain anyone’s level of “happiness”. We all sort of generally know whether we are “happy” and that sensation can change almost hourly, depending on circumstances […]
Are you a person that is spontaneous and will begin an initiative quickly OR are you someone that takes lots of time analyzing the pros/cons, risk/benefit and alternative initiatives before embarking on the journey? I believe that often, age, gender and personality dictate how people proceed in analyzing and then embarking on a “mission”. Being […]
By a show of hands, how many of you have never experienced pain? I do not see any hands raised. We all have experienced pain at times. Referring to the physical side, back pain, headaches, joint pains, abdominal pains and virtually every other part of our bodies can be a source of pain. On […]
Here are some definitions of laziness: disinclined to activity or exertion not energetic or vigorous encouraging inactivity or indolence moving slowly None of us likes to think of ourselves as “lazy”. It is a sort of derogatory word and not a feature of our […]
Hey…Anyone out there remember those Miller Lite TV commercials from the 1980s where people would argue whether the beer’s best feature was either tasting great or being less filling? The message was that despite the debate, both aspects were great about the beer. Let’s bring this “argument” to the weight control arena and exercise. There […]
The term “Status Quo” is Latin for “existing state”. This could be referring to the political state of affairs, the current economy and a whole bunch of other stuff outside of ourselves. However, for purposes of this entry, I would like to focus on the concept of “status quo” for ourselves. When we focus on […]
Any ABBA fans out there? Hmmm… the show of hands I see are more from those people born before 1970 but ABBA’s music seems to be embraced by lots of younger people as well. The movies Mama Mia and Mama Mia 2 rejuvenated the interest in ABBA music Although ABBA’s most popular song was […]
The concept of a “Doer” vs “Sayer” has application to the weight control arena. First, let’s bullet point the differences between “Doers” and “Sayers”: DOERS: • -Understand the importance and schedule the time necessary to get the result they want • -Surround themselves with others who are DOING • -Invest the necessary money, even […]
