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Seven Simple Ways to Boost Motivation

Change in every moment is a given. It is empowering to set conscious intentions around what changes will support your growth, health, and long-term goals. However, knowing what you’d like to have in place “someday” is very different from the day-to-day process of making that happen. The latter is usually much harder! Using an alphabet analogy, it can feel overwhelming to set an intention to change at point “A” knowing that all the steps between “B” and “Y” are needed to finally have the new change at point “Z” fully integrated in our lives. The brain gets exhausted just imagining all those steps that might be needed -- and the initial spark from the intention quickly burns out if motivation is missing to start the action steps.

Posted on May 5, 2015 .

Humoring Your Health

Q: Why did the cookie go to the doctor?

A: Because it was feeling crumby.

Maybe that cookie would be helped by humor! Having a good balance of humor provides a wonderful foundation that can tip the systems of the body towards greater wellness.

Posted on February 17, 2015 .