When we decide we're ready to take a healthy step forward, we set out determined. We prepare to take action. Inside, we're not sure we actually can reach our goal, perhaps, but we jump in anyway. Call it optimism, or craziness. Our resolve may last five minutes, five weeks, five months. We have fits and starts. And it can be easy to beat ourselves up over the fits and restarts. But as we … [Read more...] about Celebrate Each Success, and Begin Again
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Deepen Your Spirituality for Better Health
Spirituality and faith, although highly personal and often private, play a significant role in the health of many people. That's why it's an area of focus on the Wheel of Health. Spirituality is at the core of a person's being. In what do you find purpose and meaning? In what do you find strength? Where do you find comfort, and hope? Nearly half of Americans describe themselves as religious and … [Read more...] about Deepen Your Spirituality for Better Health
Get Moving if You Want to Age Well
Let's get moving. If we want to age well, it's an imperative. But with the daily demands of work and home, fitting in a workout seemingly can be difficult. However, studies have shown that even 10 minutes of physical activity at a time can add up to big benefits. The key is, well, to just do it. The how and when of moving more ultimately rests with you, but by moving regularly you'll be … [Read more...] about Get Moving if You Want to Age Well
Faith & Sweat: Fostering Hope
For more than 20 years, National Adoption Month has been observed in November to raise awareness of children and teenagers in foster care who await permanent families. This month, as part of a periodic feature of someone exemplifying Faith & Sweat, meet the Turnure family. Janet and Doug Turnure’s journey to becoming foster and adoptive parents began while taking a family walk on a summer … [Read more...] about Faith & Sweat: Fostering Hope
Faith and Sweat: Adventures and Affordable Housing
On the 1st of each month, we feature a story of someone putting their "Faith & Sweat" into action. Meet Sarah Hey. Imagine driving between red rock formations, through valleys and towns, and over mountain passes. Slowly, you ascend the steep, curving roadway, then pump the brakes as you descend the other side of each purple mountain majesty. You inhale sunshine, clouds, and sky, … [Read more...] about Faith and Sweat: Adventures and Affordable Housing
Faith & Sweat: Battling Addiction, Moment by Moment, Day by Day
The lightning illuminates the sky with a frequency that rivals paparazzi flash bulbs firing. Torrential rains fall, and angry thunder rumbles. I think of a Mom and her young son, snuggling together in front of the television in a clean motel room in a safe part of town, seeking normal in a world that's been turned upside down, over and over and over again. The mother, feeling guilty and … [Read more...] about Faith & Sweat: Battling Addiction, Moment by Moment, Day by Day
