This new wave of Social Media brings people back from distant pasts and reconnects them to us now. And as I was mowing the lawn yesterday, it occurred to me that I’ve met and had great friendships in my past. Great caring friends who like to laugh, and be stupid with me ( which is the [...]
Dare to Dream
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Our Anger ~ Our Fault
You know the feeling. It’s that rage you get when someone cuts you off on the highway; the one where you just want to floor it and flip the bird. Anger is a corrosive emotion that can run off with your mental and physical health. So do you hold it in? Or do you let [...]
Happiness and Your Health
Find a happier and healthier you with a few simple strategies. It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and lose sight of what makes you happy. Really happy. But making sure your happiness meter is giving optimal readings can provide many health benefits. Happy people have younger hearts, [...]
Combat Depression with Exercise
Stop messing with depression drugs and just start moving your body. A good exercise routine helps to improve over-all mood and fitness and should take you roughly 30 – 60 mins to complete. Exercise and depression research has demonstrated that exercise helps relieve depression quickly. Any form of regular exercise holds the promise of increased [...]
The Pacific ~ US Marines in WWII
Imagine for a minute.. that you’re 17 years old and it’s December 6th 1941. Your family is just starting to think about Christmas this year, you’re not sure what you’re going to get your folks. The war in Europe is starting to get pretty serious, most people realize that soon or later the US is [...]
American Business: ” Help NOT wanted”
The bad news just keeps on coming. The network news no longer makes this the # 1 headline story, but is just hasn’t gone away. But the projected unemployment figures for 2010 and 2011 are projected to be ” unacceptable for some time” and the American Labor market remains severely distressed. One simple fact is [...]
Armed Forces Day ~ Ft Lewis Washington ~5-15-10
This weekend we’ll be in Ft. Lewis participating in Armed Forces Day. In past years over 30,000 people have come through to view Military hardware of the past. From Rev War, Civil War, WWI, and WWII re-enactors from all over the west coast will be there, in uniform to talk about what they do to [...]
Consistancy and the art of Motivation
Before I start this rant, I’d like to reprint a post from a guy who flat out motivates me. The Change ~ Tony Horton It’s befuddling – the fine line between super easy and hard as hell when it comes to understanding what it takes to improve your life. Here’s my shot at it. I’m [...]
