The State of Happiness
Evidence is growing that the connection between mind and body — between well-being and physical health — is real! This according to Laura Kubzansky and K. “Vish” Viswanath, co-directors of the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Although skeptics may argue the idea of…
Planning – Optimum Balance Series (Part 7)
As mentioned in my previous article, Writing – Optimum Balance Series (Part 6), daily planning sets the framework for my day. What I write down in my journal tends to be what I think about and begin taking steps towards accomplishing. So where I write my ideas as well as long and short term goals in…
Writing – Optimum Balance Series (Part 6)
Writing has become a big part of my journey. It has allowed me to get the thoughts, ideas and goals out of my head and into a journal. By writing down my thoughts, as sort of a brain dump, it clears out those thoughts and ideas and makes room for new thoughts and ideas to…
Reading – Optimum Balance Series (Part 5)
The power of reading is one of my favorite topics to discuss, although if you asked me a few years ago it was never something I thought I would spend time doing. Especially with all the self made distractions that I allowed into my life, worrying about the future or thinking about the past and…
Faith & Gratitude – Optimum Balance Series (Part 4)
This week I hit a major milestone in my journey — I planked for 17 minutes followed by 100 straight push-ups (video here). When I first started in July 2017, I was only able to plank for 2 minutes and 30 push-ups. As I reflect back on the start of my journey I think about…
