Archive: July 2025
Your diet is not only what you eat. It is what you watch, what you listen to, what you read, and the people you hang around. Pay attention to what you feed your soul, not just your stomach. It's easy for the tyranny of the urgent to crowd out the important. When we .....
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People who add value to others do so intentionally.
“The truth is - no matter how “self-made” you think you are, you are really made by many who have invested in your life. Be known as a thankful and grateful person. Be known as the person that is investing in others to build them up. It’s your way of paying back the debt that others have invested in you.” ― Josh Hatche
This is where my formal education, and love of learning, began many years ago in a one room school house in Esperanza, B.C., Canada. Esperanza was a village of 50 people hugging the northwest coast of Vancouver Island in Canada. No roads. Only access was boat, or seaplane.
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None of us live forever. I grew up with idioms. My Irish mother would often remind me, "Stop and smell the coffee (or roses).", or "Consider the lilies." I would hear this peripherally as a mere set up for her final instruction to slow down, and not worry so much. I wonder now if I missed something important, more vital.
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Sleep is vital to good health. A decent night's sleep can make a positive impact on your entire day!
Joseph Cossman once noted, "The best bridge between hope and despair is often a good night's sleep."
Since we don't always sleep well, here's something easy to try:
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You've always known that the people around you affect you. Now we know why: mirror neurons. Mirror Neurons are visuospatial neurons deeply involved in human social interaction. "These neurons respond to actions that we observe in others. The interesting part is that mirror neurons fire in the same way when we actually recreate that action ourselves. Apart from imitation, they are responsible for a myriad of other sophisticated human behavior and thought processes."1 Mirror neurons shape us in remarkable ways. Here is an example:
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Sometimes what others say is important. But, what you say about what they say is more important. Words shape the reality you perceive. Your brain has given you the potential to use words in extraordinary ways. And, the way you choose to use words can change the wiring in your brain, and improve your neural functioning.
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Move more, age less, feel great, and stay sharp.
Noted neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter states, "Exercise is the number one brain growth factor." Science backs him up. Movement is the best medicine for our brains. Exercise* will ....
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Your brain would know the difference between your hand and a rubber hand. Or would it?
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What is the most important discovery about your brain ever?
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This super food is a gold mine of benefits for your brain and body. Consider this:
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Learning is as vital to your brain as oxygen.
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Your brain is a sleeping giant!
Recent cutting-edge, startling research from neuroscience has shown that the potential of your brain is vastly greater than you ever imagined.
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Nature seems to have a unique restorative affect on your brain. Why is this?
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