Creating a home on (and off) the range
Caring for our minds and bodies so we can thrive in our lives. You'll find tips and inspiration for mental and physical fitness.
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Have you ever felt stuck? Maybe you’re dealing with a lot of moving parts and things aren’t going too well. Or you’re faced with a huge decision and you don’t know what to do. When you get overwhelmed, it’s easy to numb out and avoid the hard stuff of life. But numbing out –…
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What do we do when things get worse before they get better? Just when we thought we couldn’t take any more, we find ourselves stuck in adversity boot camp. Several times in my life, I’ve prayed heartfelt prayers for a heartbreaking situation. And you know what happened? Things got worse. A wayward loved one drifted…
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Are you failing to reach your big goals? Here’s how to get back on track and make real progress by giving your dreams a healthy environment to grow. How do you realize your dreams? Most of the time, you’ve got to have a plan. In other words, set some goals. People usually fall into one…
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Perfectionism: a disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable, especially the setting of unrealistically demanding goals accompanied by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and a sign of personal worthlessness. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” – Proverbs 13:12 (NLT) News…
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It’s the first week of January and I’m doing New Year’s resolutions a bit differently this year. Instead of setting ten or more lofty goals and maybe reaching 1.25 of them, I’m narrowing my focus to two at a time. And the two I’m choosing are tiny, little actions that can become routines. This post…
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So this is happening… I didn’t expect to be in this place at age 53, laid off from a flexible part-time job that fed my creativity and curiosity while boosting the family bank account (I previously wrote a little about my job loss here and here). Now I’ve taken on substitute teaching, which I like to…
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Cold weather used to be a great excuse for me to avoid a run or a walk. Some days, I’d go to the gym instead of exercising outside. Other days, I’d sip hot chocolate and do nothing. Then I got my canine running buddy who loves the cold. When the weather gets too hot, she…
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Who do you trust? Sometimes you place your trust in a faulty source. When I was in junior high, a couple of friends convinced me to sneak out of the cafeteria and check out the unused technical booth in the back of our ancient auditorium. They had done it before without getting caught and…
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Depression doesn’t discriminate. It can hit anyone of any age, race or gender. You or someone you love may be fighting depression at this very moment. Maybe the depression is on the mild side. You lack energy and enthusiasm. Or maybe you’re under the full weight of what Winston Churchill called “the black dog of…
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Is Kindle Unlimited right for you? What does Amazon Prime offer book lovers if you don’t have Kindle Unlimited? Read on and find out! Kindle Unlimited Membership Plans give subscribers access to thousands of book titles, a rotating batch of periodicals and some audio books – all for the cost of a $9.99 monthly membership. Try…
