Month: November 2019

Do you have mixed feelings about the holidays? Families can be wonderful and families can be down right difficult. This year look for the silver lining.  See how many sincere compliments you can give.   Tell your Great Aunt Betty that you appreciate her bringing nuts each year. You don’t need to mention the overwhelming perfume. …

Happy Human Habit #5: Be Generous with Compliments Read More »

Life is stressful.   Sometimes so stressful that we forget to take care of our bodies.   Workouts are pushed aside. Once that first skipped workout happens, it becomes easier and easier to skip another workout, and on down the line. How can we fit physical activity into our busy lives?  Start small.  Start with a “snack”. …

Happy Human Habit #6 – Have a Workout Snack Read More »

This week – Set a trigger – an activity that you do every day no matter what. I.e. brew coffee, wait in line for the elevator, brush your teeth.  When you do that activity name three things that you are grateful for. It can be simple “I’m grateful for shoes” It can be sentimental “I’m …

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This week – Try to pause once at each dinner. Check in with your body. Are you full? Still ravenous? No longer hungry but still having fun eating? “Hara hachi bu” is the Confucian mantra spoken by the Okinawan before each meal. It translates to “belly 80 percent full”. The people who populate the island …

Happy Human Habit #8 – Eat Until 80% Full Read More »