(Click below to see the rest of the quote and read the post in full) Be kind to yourself to yourself today. We are all doing the best we can in the moment. Dwelling on what we didn't do "right" or didn't do enough of or did too much of in the past, isn't...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/PbqwrKD4lJA Are you having a fabulous 4th of July weekend??? The weather is beautiful in the Chicago area and I hope you're able to get outside and enjoy it with family and friends!! I had to work yesterday (sold another...
"You'll leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, I no longer want this in my life." ~Dr. Wayne Dyer So true! When we've had enough of enough of enough....we make a change. But.... What if the old habit returns? Past, undesirable habits don't...
For some of us, it can be easy to feel like food has control over us. We say things like “The ice-cream was calling my name” and sometimes it feels like it really is!! Of course food is an inanimate object and can’t talk. The cravings, the urges and the...
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." -Walter Elliott It's so much easier to achieve goals and successful change when we break it down into steps. Any long term goal will look daunting from the start, so let's switch our focus to...
I'm writing quickly this morning because I don't have much time. I've waited weeks for today to arrive and now that it's here, I feel as happy as if it were Christmas morning!! Today I drive to La Crosse, WI to pick up Cole for Thanksgiving!! I cannot wait to have him...
Goals and goal setting are great ways to help us clarify what we want and how to achieve it. Goals help to point our behaviors in the direction we want them to go, which is a good thing. But what about when we fall short of the goal? From an intellectual...
There isn't a "right" way and a "wrong" way. Sometimes things are thrown at us in life that we don't expect. The key is to not be so set in our ways that we can't readjust our path. Weight loss doesn't always happen on our time schedule, so don't allow that to bring...
Change is only overwhelming if you allow it to be. If you're looking for a different result than what you've been getting in any aspect of your life, you'll need to modify what you've been doing. Lasting, sustainable change happens ONE small step at a time. Just do...
"If you think you aren’t the leader of your life, you’re wrong. Except that, since you actually are the leader of your life, you’ll make yourself right. When you dictate “I am powerless!” your life will obediently comply with your policies." ~ There’s No Such Thing as...