With so many fancy ways to measure our weight, from digital scales, tape measure, and calipers to calculating our BMI, getting dunked underwater in a tank to measure body fat and deciding if our hip to waist ratio is ok, etc., I just loved this quote by basketball legend Charles Barkely: "If you want to know if you're fat or not, just stand in front of a mirror naked - the … [Read more...] about The Wisdom of Barkley
Walk, Run, and Dance Your A** Off!
There is a great television commercial about the sea "calling" (by phone). Always makes me smile and the sea was definitely calling us this weekend. Taking a walk on the beach yesterday (before we even sat down, so we wouldn't have a chance to skip it) Mitch and I discussed the differences between walking on the streets and walking on the sand. Walking on soft sand can burn … [Read more...] about Walk, Run, and Dance Your A** Off!
Blood, Sweat and Tears
"It is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea--whether it is to sail or to watch it--we are going back from whence we came." - John F. … [Read more...] about Blood, Sweat and Tears
Two Simple Words
Having participated in other GO GRATITUDE group "experiments," in the past, I always find their very simple meditations to be too easy and too good to pass up being a part of. The newest project is so simple and focuses on only two words...two of my favorite words. Love and gratitude. Beginning May 20th, the GO GRATITUDE people are suggesting we take time to do some deep … [Read more...] about Two Simple Words
Can’t Just Catch!
"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. --Unknown 64year old. … [Read more...] about Can’t Just Catch!