- Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. - Mother Teresa
- Willpower....having the strength or willingness to do what matters most to you. - Kelly McGonigal
- 12 Things...
- Per Dr. Sanjay Gupta
- Don't think of exercise as optional
- Pump your heart to better your brain
- Move it or lose it
- Get your kids in the act
- Stop eating BEFORE you're full
- Fall out of love with sugar
- Grow a garden
- Eat a rainbow diet
- Don't skimp on sleep
- Stop medicating, start meditating
- Schedule "you" time
- Grow younger
- from More magazine June 2013 71 Ways to bust your rut now:
- set a night alarm, reminding you to go to bed because sleep is a natural reset
- sleep with your head facing south, you'll think more clearly, have more energy and improve your blood circulation if you align your feet with the positive energy that comes from the North Pole according to the ancient design philosophy Vastu Shastra
- stop counting, if you're worried about who's ahead you'll never be ahead
- count your blessings - just not every day, a study found that the happiest people take a moment to be grateful once a week (do it more often and it becomes a chore)
- make fewer decisions, eliminate smaller choices like what to eat for breakfast each day and find self-control to make important changes
- throw away nine objects everyday (paperclips count), feng shui says that clearing clutter opens you up to new ideas and opportunities
- write letters of gratitude to ten people
- use your other hand, connect to a different side of your brain, write a problem with your dominant hand, then with the nondominant one write the solutions
- doodle, you'll use your right brain's creative intuitive, visual and emotional centers
- commit to something publicly
- listen to this
- Elvis Costello, "Pump It Up"
- Miranda Lambert, "Kerosene"
- George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, "Atomic Dog"
- Pink, "Raise Your Glass"
- propose one new idea a week for three months
- from Ladies' Home Journal July/August 2013 7 Steps to Eating Smarter (based on the Mediterranean diet):
- vegetables are the centerpiece
- it's all about whole foods
- how you shop is important
- portions don't come in super size
- fat can be your friend
- focus on meals, not grazing
- a glass of wine, no problem
dec 18 2011 ∞
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