Sailing into summer creates a shift from the daily grind to a dedicated awareness to embrace relaxation and leisure joys!  School is out, vacations begin, and we downshift to a slower pace of life.  What are your favorite summer pastimes?  My first response is picnics with watermelon and corn on the cob, plunging into any body of water available ( swimming pool, creeks, lakes, rivers, ocean), stargazing on a blanket in the grass, camping with roasted marshmallows over an open fir

 Valentine’s Day is all about expressing love… through cards, dinner reservations, gifts, and chocolates.  Just think if we practiced Valentine’s Day rituals on a daily basis.  Not necessarily showering those we love with chocolate (although that DOES boost the serotonin in our brain to make us feel good), gifts, and dinner, BUT rather making a concerted effort to express affirmations and love.   

Gary

Happy New Year !!! 
“New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual” – Mark Twain

Are Mark Twain's words full of wisdom?   Let's prove him wrong.  Given it is always a challenge to find a treadmill at the gym in January, I see HEALTH and self-care at the top of many New Years resolutions lists.  We often tackle our vices with vigor and good inten