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Healthy Holiday Eating
Holidays are times that we look forward to as it usually means time away from work, often travelling to see interesting places or people, and feasting! There are specific foods that we look forward to for summer holidays, as well as Christmas and Easter, but this article will focus on Thanksgiving. The origin of this feast as its name implies, comes from giving thanks to God for a bountiful harvest, successful hunting, and by implication, all of the blessings that we enjoy in abundance.
Giving and Accepting Feedback with Grace
In November we have a lot for which to be thankful, not the least of which is for those people in our lives who inspire and sometimes spur us on to better versions of ourselves. I have been doing a lot of speaking on image and leadership lately and am sometimes stunned and sometimes inspired by the ways I hear people giving and receiving feedback. Whether it’s to a friend, a colleague or your boss, learning to give and receive it gracefully is one of the trickiest things to do. Here are a few tips to make it a little easier as you grow into new roles in your career:
Success Is A Journey
Too often, people are quick to say that someone is “lucky” when they have achieved great success. The truth is, that in 99.9% of the cases, luck had nothing to do with it. As a matter of fact, I don’t believe in luck. I believe that luck happens when hard work meets opportunity. I believe that the so called “lucky” ones are people who saw an opportunity and seized it.
How Understading Me, You, and Us Makes for Better Parenting
I can feel the heat of my heart pounding on my ears. I notice my daughter holding her breath as I sternly tell her how I “hate irresponsible people.” As I take my next breath, I stop dead in my tracks and realize, wow, complete mom fail. I have transformed my moment of teaching and showing my daughter about responsibility into a moment of shaming her. I stop and tell her I am too upset to speak and think this process through. Once together again in the car, I attempt to explain how “Mommy got to the point, where she was being hurtful rather than helpful.” The vulnerability of noticing my mistake and pausing to understand what was going on for me allowed me
The Health Benefits of Happiness
The pursuit of happiness has been the subject of numerous books and movies as it is something we all desire. How to define happiness and how to achieve it, however, remain elusive goals. Nobody wants to go through life being sad and miserable. Depression is a tragic illness that is all too common and has complicated and multiple causes – many of which are not in our control. Happiness, too, has multiple causes and there are strategies to improve our happiness which will be the topic of this article.
Your Better “November” Calendar
Being organized, motivated, and inspired are all important parts of achieving your best life. The easiest way we’ve found of staying on track is by keeping a monthly calendar where we can see our key events, track our goals, and even motivate ourselves with quotes and affirmations. For years, we’ve published a monthly calendar for our own team. Rather, than keep it to ourselves, we’ve decided to share it with all of you! Especially since we know how helpful this can be. 🙂
Life Hands You Lemons for a Reason
Happy Health Tip: Lemons are one of nature’s gifts of happiness. So the next time life hands you lemons… put them to good use and smile! 🙂
One Happy Cat 🙂
My son wants a “Sharknado” themed costume for Halloween… While looking for costume ideas online, my wife and I came across this video that made us laugh out loud! Thought we’d share it with you. 🙂
Before Your Make A Charitable Donation…Read This!!!
It Could Save You Thousands Of Dollars In Taxes…
We’re getting to the time year when people start thinking about making a charitable contribution. It’s also time to think about strategies that not only can get you a tax deduction for your charitable contribution, but can save you even more — sometimes thousands and even tens of thousands of dollars in taxes.
Naturally, You Can Recovery from Injury!
We’ve all done it – pulled a muscle or sprained a joint from overdoing it. Whether it was at the gym doing the exact same gym routine you’ve been repeating 3 times a week for years, or after picking up a sport you haven’t dabbled in for ages (ouch – should have seen that one coming!) – we all want to recover as fast and as safely as possible. Here are some naturopathic tips for speeding your injury recovery, which will hopefully get you back to doing what you love sooner.
