Health is My Top 2023 Value
“The greatest wealth is health.” – Virgil The year 2023 will be the year that I dedicate myself to living my values. At the top of my values list is health because it is nearly impossible to live any other value fully without it. Focusing on my health first and foremost will allow me to…
Think Eating Healthy is Too Expensive? Consider the Alternative
Note: This article is not intended for the number of people who are struggling financially or those living in food deserts, where healthy foods are simply unavailable. That is an important discussion for another article. This article is for people I have encountered who tell me, “It is too expensive to eat healthy or to…
What is Your Health Mindset?
Does milk do a body good? Is butter good for you? Is “beef, it’s what’s for dinner” and “pork, the new white meat” the best food for your body? Where are the commercials for broccoli? What about spinach? What about kale? There are commercials for orange juice, but what about for oranges? The meat and…
If You Are Depressed, I Hope You Read This
“The mind is its own place, and in it self Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n.” ~John Milton Why? Because when we are depressed, we need to hear the good news. We are so busy listening to the misery track on repeat that anything positive or upbeat just makes us cringe.…
I Am Alive!
“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I…
If Not Now, When? If Not Me, Who?
“One hot summer afternoon the monastery cook, an elderly monk, was spreading mushrooms on a mat to dry in the sun. A young monk saw him and asked, ‘Why is an old man like you doing such hard work in the heat of the day?’ The old monk replied, ‘If not me, who? If not…