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Blog #635: Paper, People or Pretending?

by Ana | April 11, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Playing pretend. That's what many of us do when we set a goal. ______ When we say we want to... Get fit. Eat better. Lose the pounds. Start the program. Submit the application. Create the habit. Get up earlier. Change the job. Write the book. Save the money. Develop...

Blog #634: A Story of Two Sleeping Giants

by Ana | April 4, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Soon... Two slumbering giants will be waking.They've been asleep for five months. ______ The two giants are tortoises. When I say "giant," I don't know many people who could lift either of them. They live down the street, and for half-the-year, they live in a huge,...

Blog #633: Letting Stuck Stay

by Ana | March 28, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Maybe...There's an area in your life you feel STUCK. If so...How long will you let STUCK stay? ______ STUCKSville. It's an ultra-lousy place to live. Hopeless.Helpless.Hapless. The project never finished.The habit never improved.The goal never started. Money keeps...

Blog #632: Did You See Where I Hid It?

by Ana | March 21, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Walk with me. I'm dipping into my email. A reader asks how to see the positive...when the positive is hard to see. I'm sharing my thoughts with you. ______ The email: Shawn - Thank you for the consistency of your blog. I know on Thursdays I can count on you sending...

Blog #631: Moving Like a Zombie

by Ana | March 14, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Walk with me. I'm talking about transitions.The ones that change our lives. ______ I see it clearly now. Life IS transitions. From graduating to the next grade to the next school to the next stage. From learning to re-learning to re-learning again. From being young to...

Blog #630: Did You Like Today?

by Ana | March 7, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Walk with me. And as we walk this week...I have a question: "Did you like today?" ______ And if you did... Why? Did you listen to music that made you move?Did you eat a favorite food that brought out your "Mmm!"?Did you learn something that made you whisper "Wow!"?...

Blog #629: Brake Or Break

by Ana | February 29, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Timeouts.It's not lazy to take 'em. It's wise. ______ Timeouts. From work.From stress.From news.From people. From the hard.From the heavy.From the push.From the pull. Without timeouts, we can assuredly expect.... Higher stress.Faster burnout.Worsening health.Disrupted...

Blog #628: Sipping Lemonade with Bears

by Ana | February 22, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Walk with me. But as we do...keep a lookout for bears. ______ No date has been set, but walking across... Country #10 is definitely on my mind. I haven't fully committed in my head which country to walk yet... but I'm diligently exploring options in Wales, Greece and...

Blog #627: We’re All One of These

by Ana | February 15, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Walk with me.And count. ______ How many people did you interact with today? Whatever your number... That's the minimum number of chances you had to make a difference today. Let's count some more. Count the people on your phone, on your email list, on your street, in...

Blog #626: Bare Feet. Hot Coals. Jumpstart.

by Ana | February 8, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

He wasn't the first to say it.But it was the first time I'd heard it. "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!" ______ Tony Robbins. 1994. The guy was probably THE most famous motivational person in the world. I wanted to feel him in action. I attended his...

Blog # 623: Three Q’s and One E

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Last Thursday...I answered a reader's question: "I'd like your opinion on knowing when to quit and when not to quit. How do you know?" After reading my response...Readers chimed in with theirs. ______ Here are four email excerpts...and one "OTHER." Reader #1: Like the...

Blog #622: Guinea Pigs and Shape Shifters

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Each Thursday...I write something... That people either flow with...Or say "NO!" with. Last week...I heard from both. ______ Excerpts from last week's email: Reader #1: "In reading about your health issues, I thought you might better understand the challenges older...

Blog #621: Focus on the FEET

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Sometimes... Readers ask tough questions.Here are five emails from last week. Excerpts from theirs.Excerpts from mine. ______ Email #1 (excerpt): "Setting goals every Monday is intimidating. I know me and I can't keep that up. Any other ideas you have to offer?" My...

Blog #620: Why Only Seven?

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The Speed of Life. I graduated from college in 1985.It's 2024. That's why I write about not wasting life.We have zero to waste. ______ 2024. Once... Seemingly the date for sci-fi books I read. Today... A real-life year we're about to start. The future lives... Now....

Blog #619: Ending. Stinging. Starting.

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I focus on STARTS.It soothes the sting of ENDS. ______ My ocean-traveling adventure has come to an end. It was a brilliant 30 days of renewing health and breathing harmony. I loved it. My day-to-day responsibilities weren't consuming me. I had no clue if my favorite...

Blog #618: Knocked By TWO Waves

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Crashing big waves. The ocean carries them.So does the land. ______ I’m living on the ocean for thirty days. I spent today in Antigua, Guatemala, before again boarding the Bliss (the name of my ship) and setting sail up the Pacific. In Antigua… My sneakers took me up...