As any who know me are aware, I have struggled with weight loss my whole life. Thus I have done a couple of rounds with Weight Watchers (and I respect the organization a great deal, I learned a lot). However the BIGGEST thing I learned from WW was something entirely different – How to improve my time management skills.

In WW you are asked to write down everything you eat – its amazing how consciousness helps. Seriously, just looking at what you are eating, knowing you will have to be accountable to yourself for it makes it much easier to “just say no.” More importantly it allows you to feel success over the little things....want to know more?  follow the Read More link below

It feels like it is time for a quick blog post to share what has been happening. The short answer is: “A lot!” It seems that the universe once again has me reinventing my life! It's amazing how, with the right background and foundation we can make life changing decisions so quickly and easily.

1. In my pursuit of the dream that in 10 years my passive income will pay my bills I have begun to strategize on what types of things (other than royalties from my books) will creaate passive (or near passive) income?

2. I started by making a forward thinking video of rolling affirmations and pictures.....(want to know more?  folllow the readmore link below)

Step 1: Discovery

There is stress and then there is tension, the trick is in being able to tell the difference. To our body they are very similar – all stress – the difference is in how we hold them in our minds. This article explores this premise.

I am a teacher, and a lifelong learner. In recent years, I have taken on several steep uphill learning curves, such as learning to live in a new country, learning advanced technology, etc. Consistently I noticed that great tension is felt just before a breakthrough in learning and understanding.

Hi Friends and Family!  A friend in Denver asked what was new with me this year and since I have a lot to say (unexpectedly this decade has started with a BANG) I thought I would make it all a blog post.  The rest is serious growth oriented stuff - so if you want to start with a lighter note - click on the video (have to follow the readmore link) - Little Lord Peter at 10 months is learning to play catch - with him throwing it back to me!

Tracesea and I are participating in Philosophers Notes 50 Day Challenge.  This means that we will read or listen to the synopsis of philosophical and practical self-help texts for the next 50 days.  The outcome of immersing ourselves in other people's ideas will be increased mindfulness as to the gaps between those ideas and the quality of our lives.  Some people might say that this is a set up for discouragement, but we believe it will be invigorating as it helps us redefine the direction of our lives and this work.

The first two philosophers were Don Miquel Ruiz and Stephen Covey.  Together they form a foundation for mindfulness.  The first through keeping agreements with ourselves, and the second building on those agreements with habits of outlook and action. Ruiz suggests we build the integrity of Self in our words, center on our own track refusing to take personally how others react, forgo making assumptions and playing hard and with commitment to whatever we do (he calls this one "doing our best").  The gap for me here was the idea that I did not have to kowtow or pay lots of attention to others reactions