Wellness

“Things that are hard to bear, are sweet to remember” - Seneca, Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome For the past century, cultural evolution and advancement in technology have made our lives increasingly more convenient, comfortable and easy. We spend most of our days...

“Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” – Legendary Basketball Coach, John Wooden We’re all familiar with the expression, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”. However, this isn’t very good advice if you keep repeating the same mistake over...

"If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present." - Lao Tzu, Ancient Chinese philosopher All humans have certain psychological needs: a need for belonging; to feel...

“Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life” - Linus Pauling As humans, we are curious by nature and enjoy satisfying our curiosity. Our understanding of ourselves and the world starts at a very young age with the question...

“I’m very concerned that our society is much more interested in information, than in wonder. In noise, rather than silence or reflection” - Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) As humans, we find meaning in overcoming difficult things. When you’re faced with difficult challenges...

The remembrance below was presented at a memorial service for my friend Steve Pollock who passed away much too soon at the age of fifty, almost ten years ago. Steve was not just a dear friend, but also a caring husband, father and high school english teacher who left...

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. - Italian theologian, Thomas Aquinas It turns out that the key to happiness and longevity is not your career success or having a favorite hobby or even being healthy and fit. Although they’re...

“One for all and all for one” - Author, Alexandre Dumas who made the phrase world-famous from his book, The Three Musketeers We’re all familiar with the failure rate of New Year’s resolutions, but we keep making them hoping that this will be the year we sustain our...

“The human body’s evolutionary story is to help understand what our bodies are and are not adapted for” - Evolutionary Biologist, Daniel Lieberman I’ve just finished reading the book Built to Move, The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully by...

“In dwelling, live close to the ground” - Ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu For most of human history our ancestors spent their days and nights living close to the ground. They deep squatted to gather, prepare, and eat food, to toilet, and to rest, and at night they...

“Help!... I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” - A line from a television commercial for Life Alert medical alert system One of the most common 911 calls fire departments get from retirement communities is a non-injury, “lift-assist” call. As the name implies,...

“Cognitive impairment is not so much a consequence of aging as it is a consequence of our sedentary lives”. - John Ratey, MD and author of the book, Spark-The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain Physical activity doesn’t just strengthen your muscles;...

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein We are creatures of habit - some more stuck in their ways, than others. For example, if you have a walking or running routine, how often do you change your route, or...

“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” - Evolutionary Biologist, Theodosius Dobzhansky Humans have evolved to move, period!! Unlike our primate cousins, humans require high levels of physical activity to be healthy and to age well. For most...

“Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it." - Bronnie Ware; Author of the book, Top Five Regrets of the Dying If there’s one subject I research and reflect on most as the writer of this wellness blog, it’s human behavior. Mainly, to...