Writings

November 2023

2023-11-09T10:15:26-07:00November 9th, 2023|

Fortunate are those among us with lifetime friendships involving important, life-shaping, memories. Attending reunions, arranging visits with old friends or through research, we seek the nostalgia of our past. In-person get-togethers help us observe where we came from and illuminate that which counts the very most; the difference our mutual […]

July 2023

2023-07-12T09:35:03-07:00July 12th, 2023|

Our Peace and Well-Being reside within.

Whether it is working through the stresses and strains of daily life or when faced with more serious challenges such as injury or disease, it remains within our power to choose inner peace and well-being. A rising above, by going inside, kind of choosing.

Stories throughout […]

February 2023

2023-05-19T06:48:29-07:00February 11th, 2023|

Make your move, indeed!

Have you noticed a subtle churning within, that begins as a background rumbling and slowly rises up to require your attention? Of course, we all recognize this pattern. I suppose it represents by example, human activity.

It is in observing this process that human beings bear witness to […]

August 2022

2023-05-19T06:51:17-07:00August 17th, 2022|

Routines are just not routine, anymore.

Things we have taken for granted are being challenged. So many areas of our lives are undergoing change that our equilibrium is being thrown off. Our basic assumptions for successful living are being disrupted and as such, our days are filled with new decisions […]

July 2022

2023-05-19T06:51:55-07:00July 17th, 2022|

On Breathing. From our very first breaths as human beings, we are sustained by the oxygen we breath into our lungs, then on into our bloodstream and into every cell of our bodies. We do this largely without thought.

In Yoga, we practice deep breathing to increase the capacity of our […]

May 2022

2023-05-19T06:52:32-07:00May 17th, 2022|

Summer has arrived!

The cover of this edition of Start Healthy encourages us to seek adventure! And, wow, there are so many places in Idaho to do this!

The Oxford dictionary’s first definition of adventure is, “an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity”! That said, adventure is spirit lifting, energy […]

March 2022

2023-05-19T06:52:52-07:00March 17th, 2022|

The Ukraine people have demonstrated for us what courage looks like. What patriotism looks like. What hope looks like. What perseverance looks like. What action looks like. What heroism looks like. What self determination looks like. What desire looks like. What individual action looks like. What collective strength looks like. […]

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