The February edition of Prevention magazine boldly states that up to 70% of heart disease can be prevented with the right life style choices. This is big news since heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. What caught my attention was the assertion that diet […]
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Get Ready to Receive
“Man must prepare for the thing he has asked for, when there isn’t the slightest sign of it in sight.” Florence Scovel Shinn In 1925, teacher and metaphysician Florence Scovel Shinn advised her clients to get ready to receive whenever they needed or desired something. For instance, she had them buy a wallet when they […]
You are Worth the Wait
Many people ask me why I wrote my book. After all, I’m not a sex therapist or a counselor. It was my experience dating and meeting other singles that motivated me to write. Repeatedly I was surprised by how confused and discouraged people were – men and women alike. One of the most common observations […]
The Shopping Habit
“If it’s not in your house, you can’t eat it.” This double-meaning observation is one I frequently share with my clients. When we explore their typical food choices, they often lament that don’t have the fruits and vegetables or low fat dairy products they need on hand. If you want to eat a nutritious diet, […]
A New Take on a Lenten Practice
It’s Lent, the 40-day period before Easter. It began this year on February 22 and will end with Easter Sunday on April 8. Historically many Christians adopt special practices during Lent, particularly around fasting. When I was young, we were encouraged to “give something up” as a way of sacrificing, similar to Jesus’ sacrifice (well, […]
Tricho What?
That’s trichomoniasis. If you haven’t heard of it, don’t be surprised. Most people haven’t, yet it’s one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) around, infecting an estimated 7 million people in the U.S. every year. Sexually active women are the most commonly affected. The cause is a protozoan (back to science class!), which […]
Living in Balance
Did you know that in 1973, the median number of hours worked per week was 40.6? By 1997, it had climbed to 50.8 hours per week. Work, as defined for this research by Louis Harris & Associates, includes working for pay, keeping house, and going to school. The median number of leisure hours per week […]
The Many Forms of Receiving
One of my favorite prosperity teachers is the Rev. Edwene Gaines. She has made a 100% commitment to the transformation of the abundance consciousness of the world. A question she likes to ask people is this: Would you be willing to consider the possibility that God has ways of blessing you that you don’t already […]
Treasure Your Body
Perhaps you’ve heard it said that your body is God’s temple, so you should treat it with respect and care for it. I don’t disagree with this viewpoint; I just don’t find it very motivating when I need to make a change about how I treat my body. After all, there are approximately 6,697,254,000 people […]
Creating Positive Habits
Last week we looked at the impact positive habits can have on virtually every aspect of our lives. So how do you go about adding new positive habits to your life? It’s really quite easy. You simply begin repeating an action, attitude or thought process every day for at least 21 days. Research has shown that […]