Lifesmarts brings together experience and learning. Mindsets often change when health challenges show up.
Why is it that people associate rainy days with bad moods and negativity? Sayings like, “I’ve got the rainy day blues”, or, “don’t rain on my parade” and “into every life, a little rain must fall”.
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Giving birth to new ideas is not easy. In fact, it can be downright painful. I suspect most writers, musicians, crafters, designers, and inventors of anything struggle with this feeling.
Making expensive home-related purchases is fun but it is also stressful because you want to get it right. The only way to find exactly what you want is to look around, but that’s not always easy when you can’t walk.
[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] H [/dropcap]mm… I love the smell of cookies baking; the aroma taps into my warm and fuzzy notion of comfort. Food, of course, is vital to good health, and cookies may not be on everyone’s radar, but the bottom line is, food fuels our bodies.
[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] M [/dropcap]aking decisions about changing your residence is never easy and always stressful; this is especially true when you toss in a chronic health challenge or two.
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[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] G [/dropcap]rey hair offers a clue to a person’s age, which is why a lot of folks choose to dye it. I was a member of that group for a while but I tired of the discomfort associated with keeping those greys at bay.
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[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] M [/dropcap]aybe you’ve heard that saying, “when you know better than you do better”. It’s simple and makes sense but we all know it’s not always easy to follow.
[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] V [/dropcap]iews and opinions… they are everywhere! Unless you are currently living under a rock you may have noticed that the freedom of speech is a live and well.
[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] S [/dropcap]ummer means something different for everyone. For kids it’s freedom from school classrooms and for teachers it’s freedom from kids. A bit of free time seems to be enjoyed across the board and that’s when most people plan …can you guess? Summer holidays!
[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] M [/dropcap]ost of us know better than to believe everything we read, especially in the digital world, and yet, a lot of ridiculously empty content circulates on Facebook and Youtube at break-neck speed. Geez. I find this particularly mind-bending.
[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] F [/dropcap]orgive me if this sounds like a Pollyanna perspective, but my disability and the episodes of illness that accompany it, are my truest friend. And, like any friend (human or pet) this relationship is not always smooth and carefree but I can depend on it; we’re committed to one another until death due us part.
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We live in a time when stimulation is available at the ready. We can scroll through our iphones to tweet, post photos, listen to music, read email, and when that’s exhausted, we can pull out our kindle to read a book. Boredom is avoided like the plague, almost as much as talking to one another.
[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] M [/dropcap]y new FITBIT exercise gadget sent me an email to let me know my total step count for the past week. I achieved “13,834” steps to be exact. I got excited… that is until I clicked on the link to see how my partner Sweet Pea was doing. Turns out what I walk in a week she easily walks in a day!
[dropcap style=”font-size: 70px; color: #461a6f;”] U [/dropcap]GH, OMG! Yesterday I spent four hours with tech support people trying to solve a website issues. It started with ping pong text messages going back and forth in a tiny chat window, and when that failed, I moved to a larger tech support ticket box. Still no solution.
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[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #461a6f;”] T [/dropcap]ests, tests, and more tests, UGH! The one thing you learn from spending time in medical “waiting” rooms is how to be patient – or rather – how to be a patient. I don’t how many hours of my life have been spent in waiting rooms but it must be a very large number by now.
