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Week 13: 15 minutes a day
When I seek motivation for change, I need to start small, often the excitement arrives when I set a date to begin. Other days it is in the knowing that I can do anything for 15 minutes or less, if that is where I choose to begin. Even adding a 30 second plank a day as a goal provides direction for change. Like the saying goes, "if nothing changes, nothing changes." Adding...

 
March: Mindfulness
Week 12: Must be present to win 
When setting goals for the New Year, I decided to give up social media for the month of January. And, I still have not returned to Facebook. For as much as I loved the connection with family and friends, for me, Facebook became more harmful than good. Besides for the obvious distraction it brings, the time lost scrolling had me questioning...

The future lies before you, like a field of fallen snow; Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show. 
Week 11:  How meditation can help
I have started and stopped meditation many times over the last few years. Usually stopping has more to do with falling off the habit than a choice to quit. Increasingly I am reminded of the benefits of meditation and decided to give it a go once again....

The future lies before you, like a field of fallen snow; Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show. 
March: Mindfulness 
Week 10:  Lessons from a father
After reading “The boys” by Ron and Clint Howard, I was moved by their conversation about being a father. Ron spoke of his own father and worried, he could never measure up, and his son also carried those same concerns when...