I was watching The Biggest Loser on television the other night, and was just amazed by the results of the contestant sent home. Known as Alex, she was in her early 20′s, at the beginning of her life– yet very overweight and seemingly deeply unhappy. During her time on the ranch (and at home shortly [...]
Go to post pageSo this week I have decided to undertake the challenge of not eating any grains. Don’t get me wrong, grains, in my opinion, are FAR from the worst food one can eat and often get a bad rap in today’s “age of information”. However, I have also noticed how much my diet (and the American [...]
Go to post pageSo I’ve thought a lot about happiness lately- even joining a happiness project back in December. I have always thought like most Americans (what’s reflected in our culture) that happiness was having, accomplishing or achieving. Happiness was accomplishing or having the things in life that I wanted, whether that be an exciting career, great family, [...]
Go to post pageHave you tried to lose weight unsuccessfully? Have you tried different diets, fads, promising great results only to be let down. Relatively recently, after having studied and/or tried many different eating plans, from the standard healthy diet, to Paleo, Venice Nutrition and finally found Nutritarian. Having seen my wide array of salads, brown rice [...]
Go to post pageLast time I wrote I was preparing and training for my first marathon, well half marathon: the Austin 3M. Well, that has since come and gone. I came close to my goal of finishing in under hours with a time of 2:01:48. For now, I hope to continue to compete in local smaller runs and [...]
Go to post pageOn Sunday night I attended a group meeting for a Happiness Project. There was a group of twenty of us that met to discuss the book (The Happiness Project) written by Gretchen Rubin. In the book, Rubin ponders why someone who has pretty much everything she has wanted in her life (great career, husband, kids, [...]
Go to post pageFall marks the beginning of marathon season. Since I began running regularly, about 3 years ago, I have had ambitions of one day running in a marathon. I had even run distances of up to 18 miles at one time! Unfortunately, I have also been held back by nagging knee issues. I was tempted [...]
Go to post pageMy first venture into the blogosphere began about 2 years ago when I began to write some sort of personal growth blog, including many personal reflections and at times religious rants against a fundamentalist Christianity I was beginning to despise. I have studied, practiced and in large part dedicated my life to the ideal of [...]
Go to post pageThe 2012 Journey One of my favorite quotes comes from John Maxwell- success is a journey not a destination. My journey for 2012 takes me here, to my new blog. My passion is to share my life experiences and lessons learned in hope that others can learn and benefit from many of life’s [...]
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