You are not your past. That is the last line I read out of a book this morning, before sitting down to blog. How often we are judged by what we have done in the past. Sort of makes sense. Dr. Phil would say "the best predictor of future behavior, is past behavior, and again, that makes some good sense. But in reality, you are not your past. The past is gone. We have … [Read more...] about You are NOT Your Past
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Quality Over Quantity
Last weekend I attended the funeral of a 76 year old woman. She was the mom of my friend Ron, the man who owns a gym I have worked out for almost 30 years. Ron, an only child himself, is married to Wendie and together they have one son, Jon. The 3 of them each eulogized Bebe with wonderful words, memories and sentiments. What stood out to me the most was what Ron said … [Read more...] about Quality Over Quantity
The Perfection Trap
Perfection--I have been giving a lot of attention to that word and everything that goes along with attempting to achieve it as well as the disappointment that comes from it being unattainable, or certainly unmaintainable! As a society we need to stop thinking we can find the perfect spouse, raise the perfect child or land the perfect job. How often we all hear people … [Read more...] about The Perfection Trap
Give the Gift of Life
About 20 years ago, I lost my brother-in-law, Barry. Mitch and I were young and had just left our family in New York, to relocate to Florida. While Barry was sick, there wasn't much we could do to help. Living so far away and having young children, I was helpless to help him or my sister-in-law and their young children. To fill my own need to do something, I decided to … [Read more...] about Give the Gift of Life