This week Monsignor Bonner, my high school in Drexel Hill, PA, was granted a stay of sentence for at least another year. Bonner and many other high schools and elementary schools in the Philadelphia region were set to shut down…
Meditation can bring greater health, learning, and productivity, so why doesn't everyone do it? I'm going to postulate that people that do not meditate think you have to be a Buddhist Monk, the Dalai Lama, or Mr. Miyagi to do…
Have you ever reflected on a heated argument and wondered why you acted as you did or why the other person said what they said? Why was I so mean? Why were they so rude? Why aren't we better than…
"If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else." - Chinese…
Moments change you. Some days drift by aimlessly and some hit you like a freight train. Often those "freight trains" are the moments that change your life. Do you embrace those moments - both the good and the bad? The…
If you haven't read Part 1 or Part 2, you have some history to review. Do not pass until you can tell me how many polar bears it takes to hibernate properly. Fifth, increase your activity level throughout the day. Most folks…
If you haven't read Part 1, please do. Otherwise you won't know why I'm starting at point #3. Third, decrease your insulin resistance. How can you do that? As the insulin-glucose feedback loop image in Part I shows, insulin is…
Following up on last week's theme of resolutions, the most common resolution you hear about is people wanting to lose weight. Everybody has a new program, a new diet, a new concoction they're ingesting to lose a few pounds. One…
Resolutions are the laughing-stock of the goal setting community. No one adheres to resolutions. That's why this year I'm resolving to write fifty-two blog entries - one each week. Resolve is defined on dictionary.com as "to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something)". I believe in…