You get so caught up in things you are expected to do that you sometimes lose touch with what you enjoy doing; you can even lose yourself to the thoughts of the day, of the job or of the things that aren’t going right in your life. It’s important to take time to regain yourself back. When you take […]
My best friend Beth shared this with me several years ago and it pops into my mind often; “If you always think they way you always thought, then you’ll always get what you always got”. This is very true. So many people want things to change yet they continue to do things as they always […]
This page is about finding help in breaking habits and making progress toward your personal goals. We all have different goals; it’s what makes us unique and interesting. Sometimes goals are for our weight, diet and physical activity and sometimes they are for daily habits we have or want to have such as saying ‘no’ more often, […]
Time has surely slipped away from me and for no good enough reason! I find myself busy with menial projects, with important projects, or just goofing off then when I look at the clock or calendar I realize that another week and another month has passed by. Do you ever feel this way? Do you find […]
Recently, someone asked me if there is such thing as Couch Potato Syndrome. I looked into it and sure enough there are many, many articles and studies on the subject. This person asked because she feels that over the past few months she has slipped into the couch potato category. I feel that she’s not alone […]
We all love rewards! We often reward our children for good things they do such as getting good grades, doing their chores, being kind to their siblings, I’ve even overheard moms tell their child they will buy them a candy bar if they are good in the grocery store, and so on; often the reward is food, more […]
Have you ever felt lonely even when you have someone around? Sometimes it’s ok to be alone, but is it ever okay to be lonely? When you’re lonely what do you do most? Do you think, wallow, sulk, weep, close up, reach out, dream, make new plans, make changes? What helps you out of your […]
I set goals for myself, daily goals, weekly goals and seasonal goals. Sometimes I set a yearly goal but not often; maybe I should? I plan, I prep, I organize until I get it right enough to start working on that goal – but then right enough is never quite reached. We’re not alone, we […]
I was deep into my work today and didn’t think about food until my stomach growled ‘feed me’. Hunger felt good. We too often eat for several reasons from it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner time-even though we ate a big snack 10 minutes ago or because we’re meeting friends and that always involves food; a […]
I’m feeling bulky, junky, chunky…I’m going to begin seriously cleaning up my diet better than I’ve been doing. Not to complain or bore with details but this is what is going on with me: I eat healthy most of the day, dinner time comes and I HAVE to cook for others, Dale and Ryan, who […]
Every New Dawn 