‘Tis the social season of the holiday party! We gather with family, friends, coworkers and neighbors this time of year to celebrate and renew the bonds that draw us together. Our meeting together is not only a joyful and rejuvenating experience but also one that can strengthen our minds. In wrapping up our series of … Read more
What’s your excuse? We all have them: the reasons we give for not physically exercising our body. My most frequent excuse is “I don’t have enough time” which is a myth. Everyone has the same amount of time; it’s about how we choose to use our time. Physical exercise is not only how we keep … Read more
I sat down to write this seven hours ago. I began with great intentions. But one thing lead to another, my thoughts become distracted, other priorities popped up while seven hours elapsed. There’s a great children’s book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie which describes this very thing. A mouse is given a cookie, … Read more
Improve your memory by (insert the newest memory trick/product here)! Don’t believe the trick! There is no one way to improve your memory. Memory is a complicated, unique entity impacted by many things. It’s influenced by anatomy and physiology, history-yours and your family’s, lifestyle and so many other factors yet to be discovered. But don’t … Read more
Ever feel like a leaky bucket? We finally catch up and another urgent need screams for attention. It may be a project, necessary tasks like laundry or grocery shopping, a person in our care-professionally or personally or just even our own body crying out for attention. Continually giving of ourselves leads to burnout. Instead, let’s … Read more
“I know I wrote it down, but where is that slip of paper? When is the appointment again?” The phone rang and I jotted down important information on a slip of paper intending to write it in a more permanent spot. But life intervened. Now the random piece of paper is nowhere to be found. … Read more