Your mental focus and belief systems have the power to create or to destroy. Dr. Henry Beecher of Harvard Medical School proved that the brain has the ability to override the effects of drugs. The power of belief is absolutely crucial to healing and health. He spent much of his career studying beliefs that make […]

The vast majority of people like to think they live their lives and choose their actions based on their logic and reason. But in actuality, most decisions are based on ones’ emotions and internal state. The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1891 said, “When it comes to a battle between the will power and the imagination, […]

I crossed paths with this quote years ago. It stopped me in my tracks. I’d never thought about duty in this way. Robert Louis Stevenson said, “There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.” The duty of being happy……… What a concept! We accept the duty of doing a […]

Ever heard of “constructive criticism”? It doesn’t exist. Constructive means building up. The definition of criticism is: “To find fault with; to judge with severity; to blame, reprehend or condemn.” Here is a strategy I developed years ago to give “constructive direction” or “constructive feedback” to another. We all need feedback, and it can be […]

In the 1960’s there was an amazing poem that captivated the minds and hearts of the world. It had been written in 1927 by Max Ehrmann, and was made into a record with background music. The sentiments in it are essentials for all of us. Do we get too caught up in “to dos”? Too […]

The science of Kinesiology is the study of movement and its relation to the nervous system. Using it appropriately can stimulate greater whole brain functioning. The “Cross Crawl” exercise works from the idea that when we are born our nervous systems are homolateral–meaning the right brain controls the movement on the left of the body […]

Will things always go the way you want? No they won’t. But have you had past successes? Of course. Will you have more? Without a doubt. “Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it. If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, there is always another […]

Have you heard the saying, “When you ‘assume’ it makes and ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me’?” There are times that assuming can definitely do that. But without assumptions your life would be much more complicated. You need to assume the best will happen for you, and then do your best work to make that […]